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Matthew Arnold's famous series of essays, which were first published in book form under the title Culture and Anarchy in 1869, debate important questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold seeks to find out what culture really is, what good it can do, and if it is... Read Full Overview

Matthew Arnold's famous series of essays, which were first published in book form under the title 'Culture and Anarchy' in 1869, debate important questions about the nature of culture and society that are as relevant now as they have ever been. Arnold seeks to find out 'what... Read Full Overview

Culture and Anarchy is one of the central texts of the western intellectual tradition and has helped to shape thinking about the tasks and requirements of culture and civil society. The book is particularly relevant now, however, because it articulates many issues about... Read Full Overview

This is the complete edition, which includes the 40-page Editor's Introduction. This well-known study is essential reading for those interested in the importance of culture and how to nurture its positive growth. Creating a harmonious growth of all facets of culture has become... Read Full Overview

Culture and Anarchy is a series of essays by Matthew Arnold. Arnold's famous writing on culture established his High Victorian cultural agenda which remained dominant from the 1860s until the 1950s. According to his view advanced in the book, "Culture is a study of perfection."... Read Full Overview

Arnold argues that democracy without standards of perfection cannot survive

Manifesting the special intelligence of a literary critic of original gifts, Culture and Anarchy is still a living classic. It is addressed to the flexible and the disinterested, to those who are not committed to the findings of their particular discipline, and it assumes in... Read Full Overview

Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism 1869 by Matthew Arnold. Culture and Anarchy is a series of periodical essays by Matthew Arnold, first published in Cornhill Magazine 1867-68 and collected as a book in 1869. The preface was added in 1875. Arnold's... Read Full Overview

Matthew Arnold's famous series of essays, which were first published in book form under the title Culture and Anarchy in 1869, debate important questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold seeks to find out what culture really is, what good it can do, and if it is... Read Full Overview

Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism is a series of periodical essays by Matthew Arnold, first published in Cornhill Magazine 1867-68 and collected as a book in 1869. The preface was added in 1869.

Arnold's famous piece of writing... Read Full Overview

Matthew Arnold's "Culture and Anarchy" remains a cornerstone of social and political thought. This influential work offers a sharp criticism of Victorian society, exploring the inherent tensions between individual liberty and the collective good. Arnold examines the role of... Read Full Overview

Matthew Arnold's "Culture and Anarchy" remains a cornerstone of social and political thought. This influential work offers a sharp criticism of Victorian society, exploring the inherent tensions between individual liberty and the collective good. Arnold examines the role of... Read Full Overview

Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold is a critical essay that argues culture-understood as the pursuit of "the best that has been thought and said"-is essential for improving society.

Arnold criticizes the dominance of rigid class interests, materialism, and unthinking... Read Full Overview

Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold is a critical essay that argues culture-understood as the pursuit of "the best that has been thought and said"-is essential for improving society.

Arnold criticizes the dominance of rigid class interests, materialism, and unthinking... Read Full Overview