(1822–88), English poet, essayist, and social critic. In works such as Culture and Anarchy (1869) he criticized the Victorian age in terms of its materialism, philistinism, and complacency. Notable poems: ‘The Scholar Gipsy’ (1853), ‘Dover Beach’ (1867).
Definition of Arnold, Matthew in US English:
Arnold, Matthew
proper nounˈɑrnəldˈärnld
(1822–88), English poet, essayist, and social critic. He is known for such poems as “The Scholar-Gipsy” and “Dover Beach” and was professor of poetry at Oxford 1857–67.