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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

Culture. --- Great Britain --Social conditions -- 19th century.

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By the middle of the 19th century, culture was often considered to be nothing but a meaningless 'smattering of Latin and Greek'. In this work, first published in 1869, Matthew Arnold redefines redefines culture as a striving for 'the best that has been thought or said', and as a contrast to 'philistinism' and the over-valuation of the practical. Critical of the uninspiring lifestyles of many of his religious and non-religious contemporaries, he raises the controversial issue of how to lead a good life, aesthetically, intellectually and morally. He introduces a middle road between classical and Judaeo-Christian ideals which promotes the state over the individual, a position that has often prompted his critics to consider him an authoritarian thinker. A fascinating piece of social and political criticism, and an adjunct to Arnold's poetry, this work was both controversial when it was first published.

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

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