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Victorian ยท Poetry / criticism

Culture and Anarchy

by Matthew Arnold. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Matthew Arnold, centered on culture, faith, society; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

Date
1869
Origin
England
Era
Victorian
Genre
Poetry / criticism
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Matthew Arnold, centered on culture, faith, society; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.