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Matthew Arnold quotes about poetry

English Poet December 24, 1822 – April 15, 1888

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Matthew Arnold quote: "Poetry; a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for..."
Poetry; a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty. Matthew Arnold
The word 'God' is used in most cases as by no means a term of science or exact knowledge, but a term of poetry and eloquence, a term thrown out, so to speak, as a not fully grasped object of the speaker's consciousness? a literary term, in short; and mankind mean different things by it as their consciousness differs. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely..."
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things. Matthew Arnold
But the modern critic not only permits a false practice: he absolutely prescribes false aims." A true allegory of the state of one's mind in a representative history," the poet is told, "is perhaps the highest thing that one can attempt in the way of poetry. Matthew Arnold

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