“Arnold might object that ideally all of us should get the same – extended – education. And he might also point out that education does not benefit those who refuse to be educated – after all, Culture and Anarchy does not hesitate to group the English aristocracy and the Anglican establishment with the ‘Barbarians’. But he would have to admit that educational opportunities are not evenly distributed over this world; there are, even within every nation, sharply different levels in education. A sceptic might easily see Arnold's””
Literary Theory: The Basics
