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100 1 _aRussell, George William Erskine,
_d1853-1919
245 1 0 _aMatthew Arnold
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2005-09-25
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Matthew Arnold" by George William Erskine Russell is a literary biography written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and work of Matthew Arnold, a prominent figure in Victorian literature, focusing on his influence as a critic, poet, and educator. It aims to offer insights into Arnold's character, writings, and the significant impact he had on the intellectual landscape of his time. The opening of the book presents a preface in which the author justifies his undertaking of Arnold's biography, acknowledging that Arnold himself desired to avoid a conventional biography. Instead, the text takes a critical approach, emphasizing Arnold's correspondence and the nuances of his character that have been overlooked in previous analyses. The author introduces Arnold's literary contributions and the complexity of his views on life, education, and literature, while also hinting at Arnold’s personal struggles and relationships, establishing a foundation for understanding the author's critique of sociopolitical and literary issues in the context of Victorian England. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPoets, English -- 19th century -- Biography
653 _aArnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
653 _aCritics -- Great Britain -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16745
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