What significant development is facilitated by the combined moral focus of Matthew Arnold on nonfiction and Walter Pater’s dedication to aesthetics?

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A revival of secular thought in the 1900sThe emergence of contemporary literary criticismSatirical plays from the late 19th to early 20th centuryThe beginning of the surrealism art movementNone of the above

Explanation

Matthew Arnold’s emphasis on moral values in nonfiction, along with Walter Pater’s dedication to aesthetic principles, jointly laid the foundation for the development of modern literary criticism. This fusion of ethics and artistic appreciation shaped critical approaches that characterize contemporary literary analysis.