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In this 1861 collection of the lectures he delivered at Oxford the previous year, Arnold finds fault with contemporary translations of Homer by Pope, Chapman, Newman, and others, setting forth his own criteria for successful translation, among which is the adoption of hexameter verse, as well as respect for Homer's cardinal virtues and his "grand style."
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In this influential 1873 essay, Arnold professes his skepticism about Christianity as a revealed religion yet argues for the utility of its ethical precepts. Therefore he proposes a liberal reading of scripture and secular faith that incorporates the civilizing aspects of religion.
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Posthumously published in 1888, Matthew Arnold's previously collected essays on poetry and poets proved, if ever there was a doubt, Arnold's immense critical gift. His focused, honest style eludes the follies of bias. Included here are the essays, "The Study of Poetry," "Milton," "Thomas Gray," "John Keats," "Wordsworth," "Byron," and "Shelley," among others.
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This 1882 collection contains "The Incompjatibles," about the Irish Land Bill, and "An Unregarded Irish Grievance," as well as the prefaces to a number of Arnold's poems. Also included are other essays on social and literary topics, such as "Copyright" and-The Future of Liberalism."
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This 1867 collection of lectures influenced the Irish literary revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Arnold characterizes the Celtic genius as fanciful and poetic, and argues that its contributions to the English national character have been overlooked or underestimated.
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