LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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The Function of Criticism
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The Study of Poetry
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Preface to Eighteen Fifty Three poems
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Essay on Wordsworth
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Detailed explanation-1: -His essay “The Function of Criticism at the Present Time” was published in his first collection of critical writings, “Essays in Criticism” in 1865. He belongs to the Objective Approach that started in 1860s.
Detailed explanation-2: -By “criticism of life” he meant “noble and profound application of ideas to life.” It means that poetry is not for affording pleasure and creating beauty. It must have a high deal. This ideal is to present life in such a way that it may illumine us and inspire us.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first great principle of criticism enunciated by Arnold is that of disinterestedness or detachment. Disinterestedness on the part of the critic implies freedom from all prejudices, personal or historical.