Essays in Criticism (1865), New Poems (1867)

Abstract

Although there is evidence that Arnold had plans from the beginning to publish his Oxford lectures, the ones on Homer were the first to see print. From that point on, nearly all of them were published, initially as essays in journals. As Arnold became increasingly accustomed to journal publication, he supplemented these essays with other original articles as suitable subjects presented themselves. Many of the journal articles were in turn revised and collected in book form. Arnold followed this pattern with the pieces that eventually made up Essays in Criticism, one of the most important books of his career.