Arnold, the Poems of Matthew de Arnold, Matthew

Arnold The Poems of Matthew by Matthew Arnold
Penguin Poetry Library
ISBN-13: 9780140585094
ISBN-10: 0140585095
Publication Date: 9/3/1985
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Puffin
Paperback
4.35 x 7.15 inches, 267 pages

Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the celebrated headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. He was also an inspector of schools for thirty-five years, and supported the concept of state-regulated secondary education.

In 1852, Arnold published his second volume of poems, Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems. In 1853, he published Poems: A New Edition, a selection from the two earlier volumes famously excluding Empedocles… Leer más

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