Excerpt from Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2: The Great Authors of the World With Their Master Productions<br><br>Arnold, matthew, an English poet and essayist, the son of Dr. Thomas Arnold of Rugby, born at Laleham, December 24, 1822; died at Liverpool, April 15, 1888. He studied in several schools, lastly at Balliol College, Oxford, of which he was elected scholar in 1840; and gained the Newdigate prize for English verse in 1843, his subject being Cromwell. He graduated with honors; and from 1847 to 1851 acted as private secretary to Lord Lansdowne. After about 1848 Matthew Arnold became a frequent contributor to cur rent literature, at first mainly in verse; afterward more usually in prose. In 1857 he was elected Professor Of Poetry at Oxford, a position which he held for the ensuing ten years, during which he wrote and published no little prose and verse.<br><br>Matthew Arnold's prose writings cover a Wide field in manifold departments, the theological element being rather predominant. Thus we have St. Paul and Protestantism Literature and Dogma (1873) Last Essays on Church and Religion Irish Essays, and others In 1884 he made a tour in America, delivering several discourses, some Of which embody his best and most matured thought.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.