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Jun 12, 2024 · The function of criticism, in his sense, is “a disinterested endeavour to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world, and thus to establish a current of fresh and true ideas.”
S. N. Radhika Lakshmi looks at the literary criticism of Matthew Arnold, the Victorian poet and critic, considering his influence on 20th century critics such as Eliot and Leavis, his limitations, and his legacy.
Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator.
Jun 12, 2024 · Matthew Arnold was an English Victorian poet and literary and social critic, noted especially for his classical attacks on the contemporary tastes and manners of the “Barbarians” (the aristocracy), the “Philistines” (the commercial middle class), and the “Populace.”
Dr. Vinita Gupta Chaturvedi. Mathew Arnold (1822-1888) enjoys the twin distinction of being one of the finest English poets and a critic. In a literary career spanning almost five decades he wrote prolific poetry and huge tomes of critical work.
He was the first critic to pose questions within the context of the modern industrial society. He was a humanist for whom man in the industrial society was condemned to a mechanized existence with a fractured spiritual and moral sensibility.
Among the major Victorian writers, Matthew Arnold is unique in that his reputation rests equally upon his poetry and his poetry criticism. Only a quarter of his productive life was given to writing poetry, but many of the same values, attitudes, and feelings that are expressed in his poems achieve…
Matthew Arnold was one of the foremost poets and critics of the 19th century. While often regarded as the father of modern literary criticism, he also wrote extensively on social and cultural issues, religion, and education.
MATTHEW ARNOLD AND HIS CRITICS. IT may be difficult to say anything new about Arnold, but the. "fresh stream of ideas" criticizing his criticism has not, so far as I know, been considered in its continuity from his day to ours. He is denounced for different reasons in each generation; he has.
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) was a British poet and critic during the Victorian era. Born in Laleham, a village in the valley to the Thames, Arnold spent his childhood near a river, which would act as a great influence later on in his life.
