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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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CACarlyleMCMr. ChamberlainUNUnknown NarratorMHMr. H. G. WellsMGMr. George MooreMAMatthew Arnold

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  • Critics of Culture
  • A Pantheon of Influences
  • Protagonist
  • Literary and National Voices

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