Matthew Arnold (1882 – 1888) was a poet-critic and one of the most significant writers of the late Victorian period in England. He occupies a prominent place in the history of Literary Criticism. His essay “The Function of Criticism at the Present ti was published in 1865. In his essay, Arnold states that criticism should be a ‘dissemination of ideas, an unprejudiced and impartial effort to study and spread the best that is known and thought of in the world’. This video covers the historical and literary background of Matthew Arnold, prior to discussing the critical methods, Arnold. In this video, Arnold's ideas of 'Poetry as Criticism of life', Poetic Truth and Poetic beauty, the necessity of a climate for a poet, critics impartial judgement and other things related to Arnold's Criticism are discussed.

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