Matthew Arnold - The Great Poets written by Matthew Arnold performed by Jonathan Keeble on Audio CD (Abridged)

Considered the bridge between romanticism and modernism, Matthew Arnold wrote verse that is simple, unadorned and straightforward. From the hypnotic and beautiful lines of Dover Beach to the pastoral narrative of The Scholar and the Gipsy, Arnold cast a gaze at the main intellectual issues of the nineteenth century while giving a timeless...

insight into man and nature.

This collection covers his major poetic works, including the narrative poems, sonnets and elegiac poems, illuminating the lyricism and serenity of Arnolds best poetry.