Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold:
"Dover Beach," a poem by Matthew Arnold. It's was first published in 1867. Arnold, born in 1822, was an English poet and cultural critic who became known for his reflective and melancholic works.
"Dover Beach" expresses the decline of faith and certainty in the Victorian era, and contrasting the beauty of the natural world with the inner turmoil of human experience.
The poem's imagery of the receding sea symbolizes the loss of religious faith and the erosion of moral values. Arnold's personal struggles and the broader societal shifts influenced his writing, making "Dover Beach" a poignant reflection on existential doubt and longing.
The Poet writes the poem when was industrial revolution. The man was unknown with the rules of the world. Science has proved all the reasons of the world.
He was feeling what happened with the society. For these reasons Vedic is lost. The poet is showing to Gods. He is feelings like ancient philosopher Sophocles.
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