Culture and Anarchy - Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold

Category: History

Narrator: Michael Maloney

Tags: History

Culture and Anarchy (UNABRIDGED) by Matthew Arnold Narrated by Michael Maloney, LENGTH: 6 hrs and 31 mins RELEASE DATE: 05-13-13 PUBLISHER: Audible Ltd, Audible Editor Reviews, Matthew Arnolds essays compiled in Culture and Anarchy present an idyllic view of culture as the sum total of a societys intellect and proactive accomplishments shared by all of its inhabitants. He then details the forces that pull a society toward this vision of culture or, conversely, toward anarchy. British actor Michael Maloney performs the essays, capturing Arnolds tone of reprimand mixed with positivism. Maloneys enthusiasm for the subject gives the listener the impression of Arnold, noted conversationalist, chatting up a room, lecturing on some of his impassioned views on the world he lived in, which still feel relevant today., Publishers Summary, Culture and Anarchy is a series of periodical essays by Matthew Arnold, first published in Cornhill Magazine 1867-68 and collected as a book in 1869., Arnolds f