Stefan Collini is Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Clare Hall. A frequent contributor to The Times Literary Supplement, The London Review of Books, and other periodicals both in Britain and the USA, his other books include Public Moralists (1991), English Pasts (1999), and Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain (2006), all also published by Oxford University Press. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society.

• Preface ; 1. The Arnoldian Voice ; 2. The life ; 3. The poet ; 4. The literary critic ; 5. The social critic ; 6. The religious critic ; 7. The Arnoldian legacy ; Further reading ; Notes on sources ; Afterword to the Clarendon Paperback Edition ; Supplementary Note on Further Reading ; Index

Review from previous edition The combination of perception, discernment, and balanced judgement in dealing with Arnold's accomplishments and legacy make Collini's book the best brief introduction that I have read.