內容簡介
《追求和諧的完美:評馬修·阿諾德文學與文化批評理論》全面和系統地研究了馬修·阿諾德文學與文化批評理論。作者在梳理國內外相關文獻的基礎上，從馬修·阿諾德的批評是否具有一致性這個在英美學術界中頗有爭議的問題切入，從文學、文化和社會三個方面對馬修·阿諾德的批評理論進行了深入的探討，對貫穿他整個批評理論的“和諧的完美”這一崇高人文理想進行了充分的論證，並澄清了一些容易使人對他產生誤解的問題。
《追求和諧的完美:評馬修·阿諾德文學與文化批評理論》語言流暢，層次分明，論據翔實，是國內阿諾德研究的一項最新成果。
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《追求和諧的完美:評馬修·阿諾德文學與文化批評理論》搭建學術交流平台，傳播最新研究成果，學術理論新穎，研究領域廣寬，材料客觀翔實，論述周密嚴謹，文字簡潔流暢。
目錄
Introduction
0.1 Amoldian studies in Britain and America
0.1.1 Controversies over Arnold's poetic and critical identity
0.1.2 Controversies over Arnold's gift for consistency
0.2 Amoldian studies in the Chinese context
0.3 Argument for Arnold's consistency in pursuit of an ideal of harmonious perfection
Chapter 1 Harmonious Perfection in Literary Criticism
1.1 An Amoldian definition of literature and literary criticism
1.2 Choice of subject matter for writing poetry and criticism
1.2.1 Considerations behind the choice of poetic models
1.2.2 Considerations behind the choice of critical objects
1.3 Notion of intellectual deliverance through literature
1.4 Criticism on the false practice in translating Homer
1.5 View of relationship between poetry and criticism
1.5.1 Poetry as a criticism of life
1.5.2 Poet's contribution to criticism
1.5.3 Critic's commitment to disinterestedness
Chapter 2 Harmonious Perfection in the Theorization of Culture
2.1 The conception of culture
2.1.1 Evolution of the concept of culture
2.L 2 Culture as a key word
2.2 Culture defined as an embodiment of the ideal of harmonious perfection
2.2.l Culture's union of scientific and ethical passions
2.2.2 Culture's combination of knowing and doing
2.3 Culture in criticism of the falseness of the middle-class values
2.3.1 Domination of the middle-class values in Victorian England
2.3.2 Culture's analysis on the falseness of the middle-class faith in machinery
2.3.3 Culture's rational attitude towards machinery as distinguished from the blind faith of the fanaticism
2.4 Culture in evaluation of historical movements and forces
2.4.1 Appreciation of the Oxford movement
2.4.2 Criticism on Philistinism and Jacobinism
2.5 Insistence upon the best that has been thought and known for all humanity
Chapter 3 Harmonious Perfection in the Conception of State
3.1 Disputes over Arnold's idea of the State
3.2 Desire to save the nation from the danger of anarchy
3.3 Sympathy for democracy and concern with popular benefit
3.4 Principle of authority as an institutional norm for the State
3.5 Faith in an idealized State based on the collective best self
Conclusion
Appendix 1 Matthew Arnold: A Chronology
Appendix 2 Transcriptions for Chinese Names and Titles
1.Transcriptions for Chinese Names
2.Selected Transcriptions for Chinese -titles
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