Mathew Arnold

Mathew Arnold's View points on characteristics on good poetry and Criticism.

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Here I would like to write my blog as a task given by Dilip Barad sir, kidhu Head of English Department to write our understanding on  Mathew Arnold's view points on good poetry and Criticism.

Mathew Arnold :

Mattew was an English poet and cultural critics. Matthew Arnold one of the foremost critics of 19th century is often regarded as the father of modern English criticism . Arnold's work as literary critic started with "Preface to poems " in 1853 .It is a kind of manifesto of his critical creed . It reflects classicism as well his views on grand poetic style . Arnold was classicist who loved art , literature and Hellenic culture .

Matthew Arnold's views on good poetry and Criticisms

Matthew Arnold isa intellectual gaint of Victorian period. His views on characteristics of best poetry where man stay in future. Metthew Arnold confident that poetry has immense future. He expresses his views on the nature , function and character of poetry to a great extent. He gives very high position to poetry. According to Arnold , it attain the place of religion. It is an application of ideas to life. 

According to Arnold that poetry has a great future. Arnold's poetry has a high destinies. Human will find spiritual  power and satisfaction in poetry. In our daily life every human thought and action has been influenced by poetry. In good poetry human being s would be able to find a sure resting place for their spirits.

Poetry is not only the idea or the fact but both. Poetry is an interpretation of life. It is Criticism of life. It has power to sustain us, poetry play important than religion.

I respect Arnold day,

 " In poetry as a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty."

         He had definite aim in writing poetry. It was "criticism of life" By " criticism of life "he meant" noble and profound application of ideas of life ".               He said poetry should serve a greater purpose instead of becoming a mere medium of gaining pleasure and appreciating beauty .

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