He saw in the Philistines the key to culture they were the most influential segment of society their strength was the nation's strength, their crudeness its crudeness it therefore was necessary to educate and humanize the Philistines.
Arnold classified English society into the Barbarians (with their lofty spirit, serenity, and distinguished manners and their inaccessibility to ideas), the Philistines (the stronghold of religious nonconformity, with plenty of energy and morality but insufficient "sweetness and light"), and the Populace (still raw and blind). 'Arnold contrasts culture, which he defines as "the study of perfection," with anarchy, the prevalent mood of England's then new democracy, which lacks standards and a sense of direction.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Australia, for a few months until his death in 1956) to the front pastedown.First edition in book form, scarce, of Arnold's momentous sociological essays, which had appeared in the in the Cornhill Magazine in 1867-68. lx, 272 a very good copy, in the original brown cloth, sides panelled in gilt and black, gilt lettering on upper side and spine corners bumped, a little tear to the spine head, edges a little rubbed tear to front free end-paper exlibris Douglas Maxwell Moffat (trustee of the Library of Yale Associates, briefly U.S.
Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Category: Sociology & Culture Britain/UK 19th century Politics & Government. Rear of front end paper states, "Bound by Thomson, Edin." who may be the Abraham Thomson referenced in The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 3, p. Appears to have been rebound shortly after initial publication. Rebound in three quarter leather, with marbled boards and end papers.
Foxing to front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting.
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