• Matthew Arnold was a poet and critic. He is known for his strong moral voice. • He is a Melancholic or Elegiac poet. • His famous Elegies: - Thyrsis, - Rughby Chapel, - Heine's Grave. • His famous poems: - Dover Beach, - Sohrab and Rustom, - The Scholar Gypsy, - Cromwell. • His famous books: - The Study of Poetry, - Literature and Dogma, - Culture and Anarchy, - Essays in Criticism. Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.