Victorian Thinkers: Carlyle, Ruskin, Arnold, Morris

By A.L. Le Quesne, Stefan Collini, George P. Landow

Victorian Thinkers contains studies of four of the most influential critics of nineteenth-century British culture. Each was heralded as a prophet in his own lifetime, yet each was also regarded as misguided--even mad--by his contemporaries. Thomas Carlyle, writer of extraordinary stature, radical in thought and style; John Ruskin, who began his career as a critic of painting and architecture and whose views developed to include critiques of economics and social welfare; Matthew Arnold, poet and literary critic, a definer of 'culture' who later turned to social issues; and William Morris, renowned for his work as an artist and designer, champion of a revolutionary socialism which would honor the civilizing effects of the arts. Small masterpieces of insight and concision, this volume offers a perfect introduction to the Victorian era.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192831046
• ISBN13: 9780192831040
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"