Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 - 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. Matthew Arnold has been characterized as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues.
Contents: Apollo Musagetes, Bacchanalia or The New Age, Cadmus and Harmonia, Consolation, Dover Beach, From the Hymn of Empedocles, Immortality, Isolation: To Marguerite, Lines Written in Kensington Gardens, Memorial Verses: April 1850, Morality, Mycerinus, Obermann Once More, Palladium, Philomela, Quiet Work, Requiescat, Rugby Chapel,Shakespeare, Self-Dependence, Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse, The Buried Life, The Forsaken Merman,The Future, The Last Word, Worldly Place, The Scholar-Gipsy, The Song of Callicles, The Strayed Reveller, Thyrsis a Monody, To Marguriet: Continued, Youth and Calm, Index of First Lines
Contents
Apollo Musagetes ............................................................................. 5
Bacchanalia or The New Age ................................................................ 6
Cadmus and Harmonia....................................................................... 8
Consolation ................................................................................... 9
Dover Beach .................................................................................. 11
From the Hymn of Empedocles ............................................................ 12
Immortality.................................................................................... 13
Isolation: To Marguerite................................................................... 14
Lines Written in Kensington Gardens .................................................... 15
Memorial Verses: April 1850................................................................ 16
Morality ....................................................................................... 18
Mycerinus ..................................................................................... 20
Obermann Once More ....................................................................... 23
Palladium ........................................................................................32
Philomela ....................................................................................... 33
Quiet Work ..................................................................................... 34
Requiescat....................................................................................... 34
Rugby Chapel .................................................................................. 35
Shakespeare.................................................................................... 39
Self-Dependence .............................................................................. 40
Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse ..................................................... 41
The Buried Life ................................................................................ 45
The Forsaken Merman........................................................................ 47
The Future ...................................................................................... 50
The Last Word ................................................................................. 52
Worldly Place .................................................................................. 52
The Scholar-Gipsy ............................................................................. 53
The Song of Callicles ......................................................................... 58
The Strayed Reveller ......................................................................... 59
Thyrsis a Monody .............................................................................. 65
To Marguriet: Continued..................................................................... 70
Youth and Calm ............................................................................... 70
Index of First Lines ........................................................................... 71
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