ARNOLD, Matthew

ARNOLD, Matthew
(1822-1888)
   son of THOMAS ARNOLD he was an English poet, essayist, and critic who has been described as "the great English APOSTLE of CULTURE." Although he professed an INTELLECTUAL appreciation for the ideals of the French REVOLUTION, he was shocked by DEMOCRACY in America and propounded a sophisticated snobbery in the guise of an attack on the "philistinism" of the English middle classes. In fact, his ideals are a continuation of the destructive social views of his father. He dabbled in THEOLOGY opposing TRADITIONAL ORTHODOXY in a desire to dispense with the miraculous and SUPERNATURAL elements of RELIGION which he believed conflicted with modern SCIENCE.

Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.

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  • Arnold,Matthew — Arnold, Matthew. 1822 1888. British poet and critic whose poems, such as “Dover Beach” (1867), express moral and religious doubts. His Culture and Anarchy (1869) is a polemic against Victorian materialism. * * * …   Universalium

  • Arnold, Matthew — (1822–88)    Poet.    The son of the schoolmaster Thomas arnold, Matthew Arnold was educated at his father’s school and at Oxford University. For much of his adult life he was an Inspector of Schools but in 1857 he was elected Oxford Professor of …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • Arnold, Matthew — born Dec. 24, 1822, Laleham, Middlesex, Eng. died April 15, 1888, Liverpool English poet and literary and social critic. Son of the educator Thomas Arnold, he attended Oxford and then worked as an inspector of schools for the rest of his life.… …   Universalium

  • Arnold, Matthew — ► (1822 88) Literato británico. El mejor crítico literario de su tiempo (Cultura y anarquía, 1869) y poeta de gran lirismo filosófico (Empédocles en el Etna, 1852). * * * (24 dic. 1822, Laleham, Middlesex, Inglaterra–15 abr. 1888, Liverpool).… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Arnold, Matthew — (1822 1888)    English Victorian poet, literary and social critic, the eldest son of Dr. Thomas Arnold, famous as headmaster of Rugby School. His poem Alaric at Rome won him a place at Rugby, and from there he went to Balliol College, Oxford. In… …   British and Irish poets

  • ARNOLD, MATTHEW —    poet and critic, eldest son of Thomas Arnold of Rugby; professor of Poetry in Oxford from 1857 to 1867; inspector of schools for 35 years from 1851; commissioned twice over to visit France, Germany, and Holland, to inquire into educational… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Arnold Matthew — n. (1822 1888) English poet and literary critic …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Arnold, Matthew — (1822 1888)    Poet and critic, s. of Dr. A., of Rugby (q.v.), was b. at Laleham and ed. at Rugby, Winchester, and Balliol Coll., Oxford, becoming a Fellow of Oriel in 1845. Thereafter he was private secretary to Lord Lansdowne, Lord President of …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Matthew Arnold — Matthew Arnold. Matthew Arnold (* 24. Dezember 1822 in Laleham, Middlesex; † 15. April 1888 in Liverpool) war ein englischer Dichter und Kulturkritiker …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Matthew Arnold — Matthew Arnold. Matthew Arnold (n. 24 de diciembre de 1822 – † 15 de abril de 1888) fue un poeta y crítico inglés, que trabajó como inspector escolar. Era hijo de Thomas Arnold, afamado director de la Escuela de Rugby a quie …   Wikipedia Español

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