Culture and Anarchy
Culture and Anarchy is a book by Matthew Arnold, first published in 1869.
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Matthew Arnold - 1869
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Arnold's famous piece of writing on culture established his High Victorian cultural agenda which remained dominant in debate from the 1860s until the 1950s.
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According to his view advanced in the book, "Culture is a study of perfection". He further wrote that: " seeks to do away with classes; to make the best that has been thought and known in the world current everywhere; to make all men live in an atmosphere of sweetness and light ".
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This passage is often misquoted as " the best that has been thought and said".
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