Matthew Arnold

"Matthew Arnold" by George William Erskine Russell is a biography about the life and legacy of Matthew Arnold, a key author in the Victorian era. The book looks at Arnold’s important role as a critic, poet, and teacher. The author explains why he chose to write about Arnold, even though Arnold didn’t want a normal biography. The book studies Arnold’s letters and the complex parts of his personality that people may have missed before. The author begins by discussing Arnold's works and his detailed ideas about life, learning, and literature. The author implies at Arnold’s personal challenges and relationships while setting the stage to understanding the Victorian's criticism of the social, political and literary matters of his time.