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This blog is part of our academic thinking activity. Blog is about Culture and Anarchy written by Victorian writer Matthew Arnold.
What is Culture ?
Key points : study of perfection, harmonious expansion
How do you understand :
Matthew Arnold mentioned that the study of Culture is the study of perfection. In culture everything should be perfect. Matthew Arnold mentioned one example about American society, that is not perfect but the English people who followed American that's why he said that best which has been thought and said in the world '. In which we understand that not resting and having but growing and becoming is the character perfection convince
It coincides with religion.
Matthew Arnold mentioned that the study of Culture is the study of perfection. In culture everything should be perfect. Matthew Arnold mentioned one example about American society, that is not perfect but the English people who followed American that's why he said that best which has been thought and said in the world '. In which we understand that not resting and having but growing and becoming is the character perfection convince
It coincides with religion.
Chapter 1
Sweetness and light
Key points : Sense of beauty
How do you understand : This term is borrowed from Jonathan Swift's The battle in the book. So that through Matthew Arnold makes a point that the sweetness is moral righteousness and the light is intellectual power and truth. That through we understand that how the ancient writer and the modern writer who think and which type of writing is producing by them.
Chapter 2
Doing as one' s like Anarchy
Key points : personal Liberty / Freedom, our best self
How do you understand : so in the second chapter we got understanding of danger of doing one who likes anarchy. If a cruel Man who doing like he wants then that is problematic, like one who doing coarse action ,ill- treated action and cultured action , action with insufficient light is curse for the society. So the very light and happiness leads people towards anarchy. Matthew Arnold give two examples that is working class and middle class people, and Hide park protesters and dissenters. So this example through he tries to explain us that the ' doing as one like that is the step forward to anarchy.
In the last part he mentioned hat one sentence that is :
Firstly, never go against the best light you have;
Secondly , take care that your light be not darkness;
Chapter 3
Barbarians, Philistines, populace
Key points : working class, middle class, aristocratic
How do you understand : Here Arnold put three classes of that times society have. According to Arnold three classes are Barbarians, Philistines, populace.
Barbarians - Aristocratic,
Philistines - middle class,
populace - working class.
But the meaning of barbarian is we know but this word used for aristocratic. That though we understand the thoughts of Matthew Arnold. This class characteristic through we understand the similarity and the difficulty of them. The barbarian who have richness, liberty, civilization, free to live and high thinking. The Philistines who are the money maker,tee - meeting, idea for business. And the last populace who are hard worker, narrow minded, poverty and firmness. Arnold's main intention that whole the people of England gain love, feeling, happiness, respect, desire and dreams. But the society can't gain these elements.
Chapter 4
Hebraism and Hellenism
Key points : Renaissance and Reformation, Aim, Renaissance and Reformation
How do you understand :
To see things as they really are that is called Hellenism. And then Hebraism is conduct in obedience. Main idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness, that of Hebraism, strictness or conscience.
Hebraism is a great movement is Christianity and Hellenism is great movement of Renaissance. In which also we find that Hebraism follows the Biblical ideas and the Hellenism follows the Platonic ideas. Arnold distinguished from the mental energy to know Hebraism and Hellenism these two points of influence moves our world. At one time it feels more powerfully the attraction of one of them, at another time of the other; and it ought to be, though it never is, evenly and happily balanced between them.
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Hellenism ~ Renaissance
Hebraism ~ Christianity
Hebraism is a great movement is Christianity and Hellenism is great movement of Renaissance. In which also we find that Hebraism follows the Biblical ideas and the Hellenism follows the Platonic ideas. Arnold distinguished from the mental energy to know Hebraism and Hellenism these two points of influence moves our world. At one time it feels more powerfully the attraction of one of them, at another time of the other; and it ought to be, though it never is, evenly and happily balanced between them.
Chapter 5
Porro unum est Necessarium
Key points : Malaise of the age, Deplores the age, Diffuse Directness and light
How do you understand :
The meaning of the 'Porro unum est Necessarium ' but one thing is necessary '. Now in culture infiltrate sweetness , light, fire, religion and strength. Arnold don't like this mingling. Here also we find that the reference of Hellenism and Hebraism. In which Arnold tried to make a point that Malaise of the age. Hebraism means the knowledge of the Bible and the word of God. And then Arnold defence the culture a say that " No man who knows nothing else Knows Even his Bible".
And also Arnold Deplores the confusion of thought and of practice in his age among all classes of people in England. So Arnold said that we all have fight with the ill thoughts and also diseased spirit of cultivated time.
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