Mathew Arnold- Thinking Activity
1.Write about the idea of Matthew Arnold which you found interesting and relevant in our times.
Yes, I'm agree with his views of detachment and disinterestedness, because it is relevant in today's life, literature should be free from all the prejudice either historical or personal. Critic has to give his views without partiality. E.g we should note look at Tajmahal in terms of history or personally that it was built by a cruel ruler, but we should see it as a world heritage building, symbol of love and art of creation.
Secondly, I agree with Arnold's definition of poetry that the 'poetry is criticism of life' because poetry represent the idea of poets' mind and also a poet represents his life through poetry like Wordsworth writes his experience with nature and with people in his poetry. One another example of Mirza Ghalib, we can see his Sher or Shayri represent his whole life and also we can see his different aspect of life in his poetry. So, we can say that poetry is criticism of poets' life.
Secondly, I agree with Arnold's definition of poetry that the 'poetry is criticism of life' because poetry represent the idea of poets' mind and also a poet represents his life through poetry like Wordsworth writes his experience with nature and with people in his poetry. One another example of Mirza Ghalib, we can see his Sher or Shayri represent his whole life and also we can see his different aspect of life in his poetry. So, we can say that poetry is criticism of poets' life.
2. Write about on idea of Mathew Arnold which you found irrelevant or out of date in our time
According to me, Arnold's ' Touchstone Method' is quite inappropriate in present time. It is much complicated to judge different age's literature, I think literature may be written on different society or on different ages, but after that the society or situation may change so writer also change their imagination on society or the situation whom they belong. Every writer have their different interpretation and imagination so we can not judge the poets' greatness with small passages or rows.
We can see Plato's age and his interpretation that morality is necessary in poetry then Aristotle come with new idea after Plato's age, Aristotle believe that morality is necessary in work but aesthetic delight is more important, after Aristotle's era we have seen the interpretation of Coleridge on poetry that, poetry's function is to give pleasure. Hence, we can say that every writers or poets have their different interpretation or imagination on work therefore we can not compare any one work with other to decide who is best.
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