Culture and anarchy and other writings /

　　matthew arnold`s cultrue and anarchy,first published in 1869,is one of the most celebrated works of social criticism ever written.it has become an inescapable reference-point for all subsequent discussion of the relations between politics and culture,and it has exercised a profound influence both on conceptions and teaching of this much-revised work, and places it alongside arnold`s three most important essys on political subjects - democracy ,equality,and the function of criticism at the present time .the editor`s substantial introduction situates these works in the 　　context both of arnold`s life and other writings ,and ofnineteenth-century intellectual and political history .in order to make arnold`s work accessible to 　　students,this edition also contains a chronology of aronld`s life,a bibliographical guide and full notes on the names ,books and historical events mentioned in the 　　texts.