Culture vs. Anarchy

Matthew Arnold, born on December 24, 1822, in Laleham, Middlesex, England, was a seminal Victorian figure. He was not only famous as a poet but also as a cultural critic, a profession inspired by his father, Thomas Arnold, a noted headmaster of Rugby School. Following in his father's intellectual footsteps, Matthew Arnold became an influential voice through his works that dissected society, religi...