ISBN: 9789367215203 Author: Matthew Arnold Editor: William Savage Johnson Pages: 380 Size: A5 Genre: Literary Criticism / Essays / English Literature Edition: First Edition (2025) Price: ₹595 Binding: Paperback
Key Features:
✔ Definitive edition with scholarly introduction and annotations
✔ Features Arnold’s influential ideas on culture, literature, and morality
✔ A must-have for English literature students and academic libraries
✔ Bridges Victorian intellectualism with modern interpretative frameworks
✔ Printed in a student-friendly A5 paperback format
Description:
Essays in Criticism is one of the most respected collections of literary thought from the Victorian period. Matthew Arnold’s voice emerges as both authoritative and reflective, urging readers to see literature as a medium of cultural and moral enlightenment. This edition, carefully edited and introduced by William Savage Johnson, amplifies Arnold’s legacy for a new generation of readers and scholars.
Engage with timeless discussions on the role of criticism, the standards of taste, and the humanizing power of the humanities in this comprehensive and thoughtfully produced edition.