Poems by Matthew Arnold

by George Campbell Macaulay

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Genres: Poetry

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

1852-1915

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first encountered Matthew Arnold in his riveting poem, "Dover Beach," way back when I was a freshman in college (over 60 years ago), and I found the melancholy atmosphere of loss mesmerizing, interesting when you consider I was only 18 and hardly had "suffered" anything yet to familiarize myself with loss.

Yet I have reread it frequently over the years since, finding that its observation about the "receding sea of faith" timely and his phrase "where ignorant armies clash by night" sadly continually valid.

And so I looked forward to reading a more comprehensive collection of his works.

Unfortunately, I soon found through this helpful volume from Penguin, that he was, indeed, firmly rooted in the Romantic tradition of the 19th century and, for me, this meant that many of his poems were, honestly, just not that interesting to me. I did enjoy several in the section of this book entitled "Lyric Poems," however.

Recommended for those who love 19th century literature, especially that in the Romantic vein.

[Abhik Gulati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Mr. Arnold. I might have seen young Byron lurking and smiling through those elegiacal verses of yours. Beautiful... Thank you for your contribution.

[Galicius · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Dover Beach"

[Tony · Rating 1 out of 5]

Heavy.