Sir do tell about criticism made on arnold or on his study of poetry

poetry is not only a Criticism of life, it sustains life too. it gives meaning to life. if post modernists are to be believed then both life and art are nothing but representations...

Arnold is talking about poetry replacing religion and it being a Criticism of life which is not always true. Religion has a different manifestation than poetry.

Arnold is taking about disinterestedness as a way of criticism. but complete objectivity is an impossibility

Arnold is a classicist as he is talking about touchstone method which appropriates some wriitng as worthy and others as non readable. this way a distinction is being made between h...