The Origins of Culture & Anarchy: Matthew Arnold & Popular Education in England

by Fred G. Walcott

Book Overview

Matthew Arnold stands before the world as a towering literary figure whose essays, particularly Culture and Anarchy, have a deep social and political significance. But there is another aspect of his life. For thirty-five years Arnold was an inspector of elementary schools, and during the time he served on several Royal Commissions, which entailed his study of the schools and universities on the COntinent. This work required him to write many official...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487572786
• ISBN13: 9781487572785
• Release Date: December 1970
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"