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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. INTRODUCTION. HISTORICISM AND CRITICISM 1
  5. THOMAS CARLYLE
  6. 1. THE METAPHYSICS OF WILL 15
  7. 2. POETRY AND THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM 59
  8. MATTHEW ARNOLD
  9. 3. HISTORY AND THE BEST SELF 91
  10. 4. A REFORMER IN POETICAL MATTERS 140
  11. WALTER PATER
  12. 5. HISTORICISM AS WELTANSCHAUUNG 171
  13. 6. HISTORICISM AND THE HELLENIC IDEAL 206
  14. CONCLUSION. HISTORICISM AND THE ENRICHMENT OF CRITICAL THOUGHT 246
  15. NOTES 257
  16. INDEX 289
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The Victorian Critic and the Idea of History
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. INTRODUCTION. HISTORICISM AND CRITICISM 1
  5. THOMAS CARLYLE
  6. 1. THE METAPHYSICS OF WILL 15
  7. 2. POETRY AND THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM 59
  8. MATTHEW ARNOLD
  9. 3. HISTORY AND THE BEST SELF 91
  10. 4. A REFORMER IN POETICAL MATTERS 140
  11. WALTER PATER
  12. 5. HISTORICISM AS WELTANSCHAUUNG 171
  13. 6. HISTORICISM AND THE HELLENIC IDEAL 206
  14. CONCLUSION. HISTORICISM AND THE ENRICHMENT OF CRITICAL THOUGHT 246
  15. NOTES 257
  16. INDEX 289
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