![]() ![]() ![]() Saxon-Celtic roots and Latin-French influences), Arnold strongly appealed to (English) national unity. Despite the invocation of ethnocentrism (e.g. In the wake of the Brexit phenomenon, Victorian cultural superiority and idealism are worth exploring. Contemporary political, economic and cultural issues provide an opportunity to revisit Arnold’s thought critically, to assess his enduring legacy, and to appraise the modern predicament in relation to distinguished cultural achievements from the past. His essays in book form are not only a powerful critique of Victorian society and values but also of modern ones. It has been 150 years since Matthew Arnold published his groundbreaking work, Culture and Anarchy. ![]()
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