Critics and poets in a stern appraisal of Arnold and Landor
A lengthy critique surveys reviews of Arnold and Landor, praising and condemning their poetry. It argues Arnold lacks faith and hope, calling his works self centered and morbid, while Landor is admired for cadence yet deemed unsuitable for wide popularity. It casts doubt on modern poetry’s moral compass.
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Green Fields
Tennyson
Browning
Laria
Forster
Mr. Forster
Landor
Arnold Poems a Mixed Critical Portraits of Sorrow
The piece reviews Matthew Arnold’s two volume poetry set, noting his nature imagery and clear style but faulting the work for lacking poetic delight. It argues Arnold often portrays prolonged mental distress with morbid, unrewarded suffering and a lamentable lack of action or hope in his poems.
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Matthew Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Homer’s Iliad in English Rhymed Verse Review
Dr Merivale’s two volume translation of Homer’s Iliad into English ballad measure earns praise for readability to non scholars. He captures the epic spirit with accessible diction, noting ballad form suits English poetry as hexameter suits Greek. The translator’s onomatopoetic renderings and full catalogue of forces are highlighted as exceptionally readable.
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Charles Merivaly
D.C.L
Strahan and Co
London
Merivale
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