 It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that the greatness , of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application of ideas to life, — to the question : How to live.  Appletons' Journal - עמוד 821880תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1884 - 486 דפים
...Church. " It is important to hold fast to this: poetry is at bottom a criticism of life : the jrreatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application...of ideas to life,— to the question, How to live. Wordsworth deals with life, because he deals with that in which life really consists. Wordsworth deals... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1885 - 268 דפים
...from his usurped throne, we have Mr. Arnold telling us : 'It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of...ideas to life — to the question : How to live.' To which question it would appear that, in Mr. Arnold's opinion, Shelley has not returned a wholly... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1885 - 284 דפים
...telling us : 'It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a ciiticism of life ; that the greatness of a poet lies in his...ideas to life — to the question : How to live.' To which question it would appear that, in Mr. Arnold's opinion, Shelley has not returned a wholly... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1885 - 272 דפים
...from his usurped throne, we i have Mr. Arnold telling us : 'It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of...greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful applica-j tion of ideas to life — to the question : How tol live.' To which question it would appear... | |
 | Charles William Macfarlane - 1885 - 110 דפים
...the preface to his " Selections from Wordsworth's Poems" writes: " It is important that we hold fast to this: that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life; that the greatness of the poet lies in his beautiful and powerful application of ideas to life, to the question how to live."... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1888 - 364 דפים
...human life itself is in so preponderating a degree moral. It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that 144 ESSAYS IN CRITICISM v the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application of... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1889 - 284 דפים
...human life itself is in so preponderating a degree moral. It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of...of ideas to life — to the question how to live. Morals are often treated in a narrow and false fashion ; they are bound up with systems of thought... | |
 | John Vance Cheney - 1891 - 312 דפים
...directly a criticism of life. The context of the phrase must be considered in order to get the meaning : " The greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application of ideas to life." That is, the great poet must have profound, practical ideas on man and nature, and must express them... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1892 - 214 דפים
...57. 1-27. Cf. Arnold, Essays in Criticism, "Wordsworth": "It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of...ideas to life, — to the question, How to live?" Cf. Symonds, JA, Essays, Speculative and Suggestive : " Is Poetry a Criticism of Life?" L. 21. 2. Science... | |
 | 1925 - 564 דפים
...to be worth much, implies a great critical effort behind it.8 It is important to hold to this .... that the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful...application of ideas to life, to the question: How to Live .... A poetry of revolt against moral ideas is a poetry of revolt against Life : a poetry of indifference... | |
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