Heretics · Character
Matthew Arnold
Victorian poet and critic, referenced in discussions of culture and anarchy.
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First appearance: heretics
Matthew Arnold shows up with force in IX: The Moods of Mr. George Moore. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a writer with a clean-cut personality, unlike Moore's conflicting opinions.
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In IX: The Moods of Mr. George Moore: Mentioned as a writer with a clean-cut personality, unlike Moore's conflicting opinions. Later, in Concluding Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy: Quoted for his remark about…
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- Critics of Culture
- A Pantheon of Influences
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- Literary and National Voices
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