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Matthew Arnold

Critic and poet referenced on the function of criticism.

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Also known as Arnold

First appearance: lecture i inaugural

Matthew Arnold shows up with force in Lecture VII: Some Principles Reaffirmed. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced for his imagined challenge to Shakespeare over weak passages.
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Matthew Arnold first appears in 0003 lecture i inaugural.

In Lecture VII: Some Principles Reaffirmed: Referenced for his imagined challenge to Shakespeare over weak passages.

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