plato
art is a lie, imitation, false representation of the reality
ideal>real>art
pope
critics should avoid pride, be artists, evaluate all of art, not be biased
sidney
art can be a representation of the idea
art=form +content
art can lead us to truth, honest about lying
ideal>art>real
johnson
artists should select the best of reality to kids, should make a clear distinction between good and evil
wordsworth
poetry is "spontaneous" overthrow of powerful feelings, source of art comes from within the poet, interest in the imaginative and supernatural
shelly
reason< imagination, synthesis > analysis
agrees with shelly, believing art can be a representation of the ideal
Arnold
art> criticism
criticism dependent on art, creativity is the highest function of humanity
wilde
criticism is independent and creative
criticism>art>real
Lawrence
"nothing is more important but life"
novel is the greatest art form--> best captures life
woolf
modern fiction is not any better, materialists "write of unimportant things"
materialists= too concrete, too conventional, too formulaic
T.S. eliot
follows tradition, repetitive/done before, can be relied on past truths, conventional, set rules
-should not be personal, have a universal feeling so it can be relatable and traditional
- afraid art that does not follow tradition can be misguiding