Culture and Anarchy and Other Selected Prose

Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays, Poetry, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Culture and Anarchy and Other Selected Prose by Matthew Arnold, Penguin Books Ltd
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Matthew Arnold ISBN: 9780241388013
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: November 8, 2018
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Matthew Arnold
ISBN: 9780241388013
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: November 8, 2018
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

'One has often wondered whether upon the whole earth there is anything so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive how the world is really going, as an ordinary young Englishman of our upper class'

Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England, Matthew Arnold condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. The other pieces here, on literary criticism, schools, France, journalism and democracy, form a powerful call to arms from a writer who believed that the English needed to be taught not what to think, but how to think.

Edited with an introduction by P. J. Keating.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'One has often wondered whether upon the whole earth there is anything so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive how the world is really going, as an ordinary young Englishman of our upper class'

Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England, Matthew Arnold condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. The other pieces here, on literary criticism, schools, France, journalism and democracy, form a powerful call to arms from a writer who believed that the English needed to be taught not what to think, but how to think.

Edited with an introduction by P. J. Keating.

More books from Penguin Books Ltd

Cover of the book The Beautiful and Damned by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book You Wait Till I'm Older Than You! by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Christmas at the Ragdoll Orphanage by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book So Much To Tell by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Short Stories in Spanish by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Frankie Potts and the Wicked Wolves by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book The Fall Girl by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Timaeus and Critias by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Pinocchio by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book A Ladybird First Grown-Up Picture Book by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Hey Duggee: A Day at The Beach by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book Venice by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book The Decameron by Matthew Arnold
Cover of the book The Bacchae and Other Plays by Matthew Arnold
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy