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Matthew Arnold is not only a significant poet, but also a critic of the Victorian age. It is partly because a prose-writer's intelligence shapes his finest poetry that he is set somewhat apart. Believing that poetry should be a criticism of life, in his poetry Arnold often explores personal responses to the society he critizes in his prose. The characteristic notes, in major poems such as Dover Beach or Thyrsis, are meditative and elegiac, informed...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140423761
ISBN13:9780140423761
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"
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well versed, full of life, full of truth
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Matthew Arnold is one of my favourite poets and I think that this collection showcases some of his best work. The poems are mostly his older and longer works, so I wouldn't recommend this for someone who likes short poems; some in here are pages long! I was disappointed by the fact that "A Question: To Fausta" wasn't printed in this volume, though.
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