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Victorian poet and critic Matthew Arnold wrote the essays that constitute Culture and Anarchy between 1867 and 1869, a time of rapid social change and uncertainty. Defining culture as ""the best that has been thought and said,"" Arnold offers concrete suggestions for its role as a corrective to the chaos of materialism, industrialism, and self-interest.Acclaimed by Commentary as ""the classic defense of high culture against the depredations of modernity,"" these essays continue to spark debate on both sides of the cultural aisle. Leftists assail Arnold's views as elitist, while rightists appla

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First published in 1869, Culture and Anarchy debates questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold asks what good culture can do and how it can best be disseminated. This edition reproduces the first book version and enables readers to appreciate its historical context and its continued importance. - ;'The men of culture are the true apostles of equality.'. 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 h

Culture. --- Cultural sociology --- Culture --- Sociology of culture --- Civilization --- Popular culture --- Social aspects --- Great Britain --- Social conditions