Name:- Gohil Hetalba IName:- Gohil Hetalba IRoll no:- 08Roll no:- 08M.A. – 1M.A. – 1stst Sem -2 Sem -2Paper no :- 6 (The Paper no :- 6 (The

Victorian Victorian Literature)Literature)

Topic :- Hebraism and Topic :- Hebraism and Hellenism in Culture Hellenism in Culture and Anarchy and Anarchy

Submitted to :- Dr.Dilip Submitted to :- Dr.Dilip BaradBarad

Department Of English Department Of English M.K.Bhavnagar M.K.Bhavnagar

UniversityUniversityYear – 2012-2013 Year – 2012-2013

Poetical work

Practical work

Critical work

HebraismHebraism

IntellectIntellect StrictnessStrictness Conscience and Conscience and

SpontaneitySpontaneity Mr.Sidgwick’s points Mr.Sidgwick’s points

Arnold and GodArnold and God

Arnold has come to the defence of Culture and says-Arnold has come to the defence of Culture and says-

“ “ No man, No man,

Who knows nothing else , Who knows nothing else ,

knows even his Bible! ”knows even his Bible! ”

Hellenism Hellenism

“ “ What we want , is a fuller harmonious What we want , is a fuller harmonious development of our humanity ,a free play of development of our humanity ,a free play of thought upon our routine notions ,spontaneity thought upon our routine notions ,spontaneity of consciousness, sweetness and light .”of consciousness, sweetness and light .”

Arnold exhorts his country men against the Arnold exhorts his country men against the diseased spirit of cultivated inacting . diseased spirit of cultivated inacting .

Difference Difference Aim of Hebraism and HellenismAim of Hebraism and Hellenism

Hellenism is thinking clearly .Hellenism is thinking clearly . Hebraism thinks of the original sin of Man .Hebraism thinks of the original sin of Man . Hebraism is a great movement of Christianity , whereas Hebraism is a great movement of Christianity , whereas

Hellenism is a great movement of Renaissance .Hellenism is a great movement of Renaissance . Arnold thinks that as Hellenism is of Indo European growth , Arnold thinks that as Hellenism is of Indo European growth ,

Hebraism is of Semitic growth .Hebraism is of Semitic growth . Socrates says – Socrates says –

“ “ The best man is he who most The best man is he who most tries to perfect himself and the happiest man is he who most tries to perfect himself and the happiest man is he who most feels that he is perfecting himself .”feels that he is perfecting himself .”