Matthew Arnold, a well-known figure in Victorian literature and criticism, firmly believed that literature played a vital role in both critiquing society and promoting the well-being of humanity. In this
Matthew Arnold's other essay, "The Function of Criticism at Present Time," written thirteen years after the preface, is an essay in which Arnold dwells on a critic's responsibility to the
Matthew Arnold, the great poet-critic, was born at Laleham in Middlesex's country on 24th December 1822. Arnold was the eldest son of his father, Dr. Arnold, the legendary schoolmaster and