Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold

• Matthew Arnold born 24 December 1822 and death 15 April 1888 was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of rugby school, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and insructs the reader on contemporary social issues. Matthew Arnold the Victorian poet and critic. he was first modern critic who gave his contribution in new criticism. he was not only great poet but also literary critic.his most famous essay is "The study poetry", it has published in 1880.                                                                                                                                              Q-1)    Write about one idea of Matthew Arnold which you found interesting and relevant in our times.                                                                                                                                         Ans :- I find the most relevant think in our times is " criticism of life". Arnold asserts that literature, and especially poetry, is "criticism of life". in poetry, this criticism of life must conform to the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty. truth and seriousness of matter, felicity and perfection of diction and manner, as are exhibited in the best poets, are what constitutes a criticism of life.                                                                                                                                                                                Q-2) Write about one idea of Matthew Arnold which you found out-of-date and irrelevant in our times.        

      Ans :- Matthew Arnold's Touchstone method is out of date and irrelevant in our present time. because touchstone method is comparative method of study. this method is comparison ans analysis as two primary tools for judging individual poet. it means we can not give our interpretation and judgement to other works, because we can not compare their work with other work for example if we compare two things. many other things. we can not judge both mobile with Touchstone method, because every one have a specialty as well as literature we can not give our interpretation and judgement to compare with other work, because we can not compare every one have their own interpretation and views towards their work.so the idea of Touchstone method is irrelevant in our time.