Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
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Edition 0 (1843) Winner
Matthew Arnold
マシュー・アーノルド
Mashū Ānorudo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1822-12-24 （Laleham, England）
- Died
- 1888-04-15 （Liverpool, England） age 65
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England Baptized in 1822 （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- Laleham → Rugby → Oxford → Fox How, Lake District
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Cultural critic, Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools
- Active Years
- 1849-1888
- Affiliations
- Oxford Professor of Poetry, Fellow of Oriel College
- Memberships
- Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced By
- William Wordsworth, Goethe, John Henry Newman, Thomas Arnold, Arthur Hugh Clough
- Influenced
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester College | — | Unknown | — | 1836-1837 | England |
| Rugby School | — | Unknown | — | 1837-1840 | England |
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Literae Humaniores | BA | 1840-1844 | England |
Winchester College
Unknown
Period:
1836-1837
Country:
England
Rugby School
Unknown
Period:
1837-1840
Country:
England
Under tutelage of father
Balliol College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores
Degree:
BA
Period:
1840-1844
Year of Graduation:
1844
Country:
England
Second-class honours
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1843 | Newdigate Prize | Cromwell | — | University of Oxford | 受賞 |
Newdigate Prize
1843
Work:
Cromwell
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dover Beach
1867 PoetryDepicts a nightmarish world from which old religious verities have receded, an early example of modern sensibility
Loss of faithModern disquiet
The Scholar-Gipsy
1853 Narrative poemPoem based on Oxford legend
NatureEscape
Thyrsis
1866 ElegyElegy to friend Arthur Hugh Clough
Loss of friendshipNostalgia
Culture and Anarchy
1869 Social criticismCritiques Victorian middle class as 'Philistines', advocates for culture
CultureAnarchyPhilistinism
Bibliography
- The Strayed Reveller, and Other Poems (1849)
- Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems (1852)
- Poems (1853)
- Essays in Criticism (1865)
- Culture and Anarchy (1869)
- Literature and Dogma (1873)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SimplicityLucidityStraightforwardnessVaried rhythm
- Recurring Motifs
- MelancholyCrisis of faithNatureModern decadence
Health
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Heart failure1888Died suddenly while running to catch a tram
Legacy
Leading Victorian poet and critic, pioneer of cultural criticism, famous for 'Culture and Anarchy'. Poetry influenced by Keats with intellectual depth
Archives
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale
In Popular Culture
- 'Dover Beach' featured in Fahrenheit 451
- Referenced in Ian McEwan's Saturday
Quotes
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Without poetry, our science will appear incomplete
Source: The Study of Poetry (1880) -
Culture is the pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know... the best which has been thought and said
Source: Culture and Anarchy (1869)
Trivia
- Eldest son of Thomas Arnold
- Father of 6 children
- First Oxford Professor of Poetry to lecture in English