Publisher's Synopsis
""A Letter to the Dean of Canterbury: On the Homeric Lectures of Matthew Arnold"" is a book written by Ichabod Charles Wright in 1864. The book is a response to Matthew Arnold's lectures on Homer, which were delivered at the University of Oxford in 1861 and 1862. In his lectures, Arnold had criticized the traditional approach to the study of Homer and had suggested a new method based on a more critical and analytical reading of the texts.Wright, who was a classical scholar and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, disagreed with Arnold's approach and wrote this book to defend the traditional method of studying Homer. In his letter to the Dean of Canterbury, Wright argues that Arnold's approach is flawed because it is based on a narrow and incomplete understanding of the Homeric poems. He also criticizes Arnold for his lack of respect for the work of earlier scholars and for his failure to appreciate the cultural and historical context of the poems.Overall, ""A Letter to the Dean of Canterbury"" is a significant contribution to the ongoing debate about the best way to study the Homeric poems. It provides a valuable insight into the intellectual climate of the mid-19th century and the challenges faced by scholars as they sought to reconcile traditional methods with new approaches to literary criticism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
