Essays in Criticism

Matthew Arnold’s Estimate of Keats’ Sensuousness and Passion for Beauty

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Introduction:  Matthew Arnold, an advocate of the neo – classical school, found it rather difficult to really appreciate the Romantics. He could never appreciate Shelley. But his estimate of Keats seems to be free from such prejudices. His essay on Keats is comparative, sympathetic, though it has some of characteristic of Matthew Arnold. Arnold starts … Read more

Matthew Arnold’s Essay on Wordsworth | Critical Appreciation |

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Introduction:  Arnold is one of the most important critics of Wordsworth. When his essay on Wordsworth was published, it inaugurated a new phase of Wordsworth’s criticism. Arnold justly praised Wordsworth for his virtues. But he also criticised him at points. In this respect his essay on Wordsworth can very well be compared with Sir Herbert … Read more