Prepared by: Maulik B. Bhatt,

Roll No: 03,

M.A. Part – I, Semester- II,

Department of English,

Bhavnagar University,

Bhavnagar.

10th of March, 2011.

Culture and Anarchy:

An Essay in Political and Social

Criticism.

Historical Background

Industrialization Urbanization

Education

(Unregulated) (Shoddy)

(Popular)

Middle Class

Upper Lower

Growth of Science Voting

Rights

Sectarian Controversy Reform Bill I

(1832)

Culture and Anarchy (1869)

• A provocative Tract ,

• A broad and all embracing notion of culture,

• Narrative Persona – a Socratic Figure,

• Playfully divides society into three constituent Classes:

Philistine(Middle Class)

The Barbarian (Aristocratic Segment) Populace(Poverty-

stricken lower class)

To be elevated out of anarchy through the

pursuit of culture.

• Culture – defined as well as demanded,

• Inherent idea – Hebraism versus Hellenism,

• The classic defense of high culture against the depredations of modernity.

Acknowledgement…

My heartfelt thanks to Ruchira Mam who always

inspires me to work on my own and there by

contributes a great deal in my progress.

My earnest thanks to Dilip Sir, Jay Sir, and Devarshi

Sir for helping me whenever there is any trouble.

My thanks to both my friends Mahesh, Siddharth and

Pooja for sharing with me the stuff related to the

subject.