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Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator.
Jun 12, 2024 · Matthew Arnold was an English Victorian poet and literary and social critic, noted especially for his classical attacks on the contemporary tastes and manners of the “Barbarians” (the aristocracy), the “Philistines” (the commercial middle class), and the “Populace.”
Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1883) English poet and critic. Original Publication: People Disc - HB0331 (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images) Among the major Victorian writers, Matthew Arnold is unique in that his reputation rests equally upon his poetry and his poetry criticism.
Matthew Arnold: The Life of a Cultural Critic. Matthew Arnold’s poetry revolutionized English literature with his introspective and thought-provoking works during the Victorian era. He was known for exploring themes of cultural decay, spirituality, and the pursuit of truth. Poet PDF Guide Poems Cite.
Matthew Arnold was one of the foremost poets and critics of the 19th century. While often regarded as the father of modern literary criticism, he also wrote extensively on social and cultural issues, religion, and education.
Jun 12, 2024 · Notable Family Members: son Matthew Arnold. Thomas Arnold (born June 13, 1795, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Eng.—died June 12, 1842, Rugby, Warwickshire) was an educator who, as headmaster of Rugby School, had much influence on public school education in England. He was the father of the poet and critic Matthew Arnold.
Matthew Arnold - Meditative and rhetorical, Matthew Arnold's poetry often wrestles with problems of psychological isolation and has influenced writers as different from each other as W. B. Yeats, James Wright, and Sylvia Plath.
Culture and Anarchy, major work of criticism by Matthew Arnold, published in 1869. In it 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.
Mar 2, 2011 · Matthew Arnold (b. 1822–d. 1888) is one of the most influential writers of the Victorian age. After receiving a Classics degree from Oxford and spending a brief spell in Paris, Arnold spent most of his life working as a schools inspector. He was elected to the Oxford Professorship of Poetry in 1857. Arnold was an author of both poetry and ...
Jun 21, 2017 · Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), English poet, literary critic, and essayist, perceived reformative tendencies accompanying the burgeoning development of industrial society in nineteenth-century England that threatened the wavering hegemonic apparatus of secular and ecclesiastical order, and hindered the appreciation and expression of cultural ...
