Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold
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"Culture and Anarchy" by Matthew Arnold is a series of essays first published in 1867–68 and collected as a book in 1869. Arnold argues that culture is "a study of perfection" and defines it as pursuing "the best which has been thought and said in the world." He advocates for culture as a solution to society's difficulties, promoting ideals of "sweetness and light" while critiquing different social classes. The work introduces influential
terms like Barbarian and Philistine that shaped cultural debate for nearly a century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 |
|---|---|
| Title | Culture and Anarchy |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_and_Anarchy |
| Credits | This etext was produced by Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HN: Social sciences: Social history and conditions, Social problems |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century |
| Subject | Culture |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4212 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Dec 27, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 857 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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