A Voice from the South · Character
Matthew Arnold
Poet and critic referenced in literary and cultural analysis.
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First appearance: womanhood a vital element in the regeneration and progress of a race
Matthew Arnold shows up with force in The Higher Education of Women. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for his protest, 'We cannot do without Christianity, and we cannot endure it as it is,' illustrating the modern critique of religion.
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