Question

Arnold’s prose work emphasized the importance of:

• A. Imagination
• B. Morality and culture
• C. Economic theory
• D. Mythology

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Morality and culture

Matthew Arnold's prose works primarily focus on the themes of culture, the role of criticism in society, the decline of traditional values in a modern world, the importance of "high culture" as a guiding force against philistinism, and the search for individual meaning amidst social chaos; often critiquing the materialism and superficiality of Victorian England while advocating for a more elevated, classical ideal of culture as a means to achieve spiritual fulfillment.