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Nearly everyone agrees that Arnold is a central figure in Victorian literature, yet his place in literary history is difficult to define. Tracing Arnold’s literary development through his life helps us to understand the peculiar nature of his accomplishments.
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Joseph Carroll, Evolution and Literary Theory ( Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1995 ), 370.
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Machann, C. (1998). Conclusion. In: Matthew Arnold. Literary Lives. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230371583_8
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