Much of the imagery in Arnold's landscape poetry was inspired by the locale.Īrnold's poetic landscapes also are indebted to the region around Oxford University, which Arnold attended after being offered a scholarship in 1840. His family took many pleasant holidays in England's Lake District where they became acquainted with William Wordsworth. Thomas Arnold, an influential educator who became, in 1828, headmaster of the prestigious Rugby School. Works in Biographical and Historical ContextĬhild of the Headmaster Arnold was the eldest son of Dr. His forceful literary criticism, based on his humanistic belief in the value of balance and clarity in literature, significantly shaped modern theory. He asserted his greatest influence through his prose writings as a social critic, calling for a renewal of art and culture. His poetry often expresses a sense of unease with modernity. Matthew Arnold's work deals with the difficulty of preserving personal values in a world drastically transformed by industrialism, science, and democracy. BORN: 1822, Laleham on the Thames, England
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