Poetry‚ which appeared in 1888 as the first entry of his Essays in Criticism‚ Second Series‚ presents Matthew Arnold’s case for the importance of poetry. According to Arnold‚ poetry is the criticism of life‚ “and the criticism of life will be of power in proportion as the poetry conveying it is excellent rather than inferior” (237). Arnold argues that the purpose of poetry is to interpret life‚ to explain meanings beyond our comprehension: “more and more mankind will discover that we have to turn to
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course the Devil. His power to distress humans both with physical sickness and with spiritual corruption is inexplicable. However‚ the idea of a man with such power and knowledge has been used in stories and films alike. In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates depicts Arnold Friend as the Devil; we can see this through his physical description‚ strange seduction‚ and his supernatural knowledge of Connie. The bodily features of Arnold Friend suggest he
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Arnold speech Well‚ thank you very much. (Applause) Hello‚ everybody. What a great introduction‚ what a wonderful thing. What a great‚ great welcome I’m getting here‚ so thank you very much. I mean‚ I haven’t heard applause like that since I announced that I was going to stop acting. (Applause) But anyway‚ it is really terrific to see here so many graduate students and undergraduate students graduating here today. I heard that there are 4‚500 graduating here today‚ undergraduate students‚ so this
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classicism as well his views on grand poetic style . Arnold was classicist who loved art ‚ literature and Hellenic culture . His most famous piece of literary criticism is in his essay " The study of poetry ". In this workhe talks about poetry’s " high destiny " . He belives " mankind will discover that we have to turn poetry to interpret life for us ‚to console us ‚to sustain us " . Arnold lived in a materialistic world where advancement
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For many decades a so called “Devil Creature”‚ named The Jersey Devil‚ is thought to roam the heavily wooded pines of southern New Jersey feeding off of small animals such as dogs‚ chickens‚ and other small wild animals since the beginning of the early 18th century. This creature has pretty abnormal and diverse features. Many people that claim to have spotted The Jersey Devil say that it has a kangaroo like body with a horse like face and antlers sprouting out of the top of its head‚ not to mention
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Desire Thou‚ who dost dwell alone; Thou‚ who dost know thine own; Thou‚ to whom all are known‚ From the cradle to the grave‚-- Save‚ O‚ save! From the world’s temptations; From tribulations; From that fierce anguish Wherein we languish; From that torpor deep Wherein we lie asleep‚ Heavy as death‚ cold as the grave‚-- Save‚ O‚ save! When the soul‚ growing clearer‚ Sees God no nearer; When the soul‚ mounting higher‚ To God comes no nigher; But the arch-fiend Pride Mounts at
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Molly Berndt English 102-03 Final Draft The Devil in Disguise In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the use of the symbolism of Connie’s clothes‚ her fascination with her beauty‚ Arnold Friend’s car and Arnold Friend himself help to understand the story’s theme of evil and manipulation. The story‚ peppered with underlying tones of evil‚ finds Oates writing about 15-year-old Connie‚ a pretty girl who is a little too into her own attractiveness‚
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Matthew Arnold: Poems Summary and Analysis of "The Scholar-Gipsy" (1853) Summary The speaker of "The Scholar-Gipsy" describes a beautiful rural setting in the pastures‚ with the town of Oxford lying in the distance. He watches the shepherd and reapers working amongst the field‚ and then tells the shepherd that he will remain out there until sundown‚ enjoying the scenery and studying the towers of Oxford. All the while‚ he will keep his book beside him. His book tells the famous story by Joseph Glanvill
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Arnold Toynbee’s Thought Analysis of the book " The World and the West " I have proposed to do an analysis on the main ideas of Arnold Toynbee’s book " The World and the West "‚ written in 1953. Though it has already passed more than half a century from its publication‚ I believe that the thoughts exposed in this work continue being in force. The significance of each one of Toynbee’s theses are still a motive of discussion between intellectuals of the most diverse tendencies. For the public
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To Send Senior Citizens To Old Folks Home Nowadays‚ the percentage of sending senior to Old Folks Home is increasing all over the world. People thinks and cares about themselves rather than senior citizens. Many people believe that they will be considered cruel‚ irresponsible by sending a senior to Old Folks Home. Filial piety is an important in our culture and if the senior citizens lives in Old Folks Home‚ his or her children are considered to abandon them‚ don’t take responsibility to look
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