马修 阿诺德.ppt

Question time~ Your understanding about Arnold’s “…wandering between two worlds, one dead, the other powerless to be born.” Since you have read the green book, know something about Arnold. Please explain his idea of social criticism. Thank you ~ Rugby School Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire [‘w?rik?i?], England. It is one of the oldest independent schools(私立学校) in Britain. The influence of Rugby and its pupils and masters in the nineteenth century was enormous and in many ways the stereotype（老套） of the English public school is a reworking of Thomas Arnold’s Rugby. It is one of the best known schools in the country and seen as an innovator （改革者）in education. Matthew Arnold “…wandering between two worlds, one dead, the other powerless to be born.” 徘徊在两个世界之间,一个已经死去,另一个还无力诞生。 Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. Matthew Arnold has been characterized as a sage writer(圣人作家), a type of writer who chastises（谴责） and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. Arnold is sometimes called the third great Victorian poet, along with Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning. Family members Father: Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School(拉各比公学), and he was a famous educationalist of the Victorian Age. Brother: Tom Arnold, literary professor William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Life Home : Fox How, in the Lake District. William Wordsworth was a neighbor and close friend. In 1836, Arnold was sent to Winchester College, but in 1837 he returned to Rugby School where he was enrolled in the fifth form. He moved to the sixth form in 1838 and thus came under the direct tutelage of his father. Achievements in Rugby: he won school prizes for English essay writing, and Latin and English poetry. His prize poem, Alaric at Rome, was print