More than 130 years from Matthew Arnold's pronouncement that human beings ""must be compelled to relish the sublime,"" education in the humanities still relies on a more or less Arnoldian ideal of 'culture' as the means of intellectual development. In this distinctive and original work, Martin Ryle and Kate Soper reflect critically on this enduring ideal, exploring the growing tensions and contradictions between this and the contemporary world of work, pleasure, and consumption.
- ISBN10 1859844618
- ISBN13 9781859844618
- Publish Date 28 October 2002
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Verso Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 264
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781859844618