A Note on Arnold Scholarship: Spring 1983 – Spring 1984

Abstract

Offers extended summaries of articles in the 1983 issue of Critical Quarterly devoted to examining the continuing relevance of Arnold’s criticism. Also offers brief critiques of Terry Eagleton’s Literary Theory: An Introduction and Chris Baldick’s The Social Mission of English Criticism. Provides analysis of books by Ruth apRoberts (Arnold and God) and Nicholas Sagovsky (Between Two Worlds). Annotates a third of thirty entries citing books and articles that focus on Arnold or make significant mention of his work.