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Mrs.Wheatley AP English 4, 6B November 28, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Arnold, Matthew. Culture and Anarchy. The Complete Works of Matthew Arnold, Ed. by R. H. Super. Chicago: University of Michigan Press, 1960. Print. Poem offers further insight how alienation can prevent a loss of identity. Mathew Arnold depicts how earthly success and appearances create a façade in which life becomes a theatrical play – aimlessly go around, wearing masks, creating characters to met the requirements of expectation and assumptions of society. Alger, Brian. "The Buried Life." Exploring Life. Brian Alger, 21 Feb. 201. Web. 28 Nov. 2014. Noted literary critic, Brian Alger, describes depicts the meaning of the poem “The Buried Life”. He clearly explains the mechanics used by Mathew Arnold, and how each line relates to overarching theme of the poem. Offers insight on how to analyze the poem and the symbolism of Nature and the life humans have created. …show more content…

""To Marguerite"" Matthew Arnold: Empedocle Sur LEtna = (Empedocles on Etna). Paris: Aubier, 1945. N. pag. Print. This poem emphasizes the theme of isolation. Correlates to Leo Gursky’s thoughts on love, and how his situation resulted in. “To Marguerite” goes in great depth about the longing with other, even if the bonds are unlikely to cease again. The juxtaposition of us being a species of millions, but are faced with eerie feeling of being alone. Source can be used to demonstrate concession. "Carleton College." : George Soule: Matthew Arnold. Masterplots II : Poetry Revised Edition, n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. George Soule, analyzes the poem critically, giving an in depth explanation of not only what the poems message is, but the time period it was written. This close examination of Arnolds poem reveals the poets beliefs on mans inevitable feeling of

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