Search Results: on the study of celtic literature by arnold matthew 1822 1888

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1904, 1904. Book. Fine. Hardcover. xix, 300 p. 19 cm. ; LC: PB1096 ; OCLC: 7861513 ; LCCN: 04-14093 ; red cloth ; untrimmed ; essay on celtic literature was "the substance of four lectures given [1865-6] ... at Oxford ... first published in the Cornhill magazine" ; "Matthew Arnold's 1867 On the Study of Celtic Literature was first given as a series of lectures under the auspices of proposing a Chair of Celtic studies at Oxford as well as promoting an interest in Celtic literature and culture. Arnold may have begun with these good intentions, but he ends up reinforcing the Anglo-Saxon national character as Knox had seventeen years earlier. Arnold specifically poses the Anglo-Saxon against the Celt, citing the Celt's sentimental nature, artistic and poetic achievements, sensuality, and love of bright colors as admirable qualities of the race. On the other hand, his depiction of the Celt in the contemporary world is much less flattering. Arnold… Read More