This document is a student paper discussing Matthew Arnold's concepts of Hebraism and Hellenism from his work "Culture and Anarchy". It provides definitions of Hebraism and Hellenism, noting that Hebraism focuses on intellect, strictness, and conscience while Hellenism focuses on free thought and the harmonious development of humanity. The document also compares the aims of Hebraism and Hellenism, with Hebraism thinking of original sin and Hellenism thinking clearly, and discusses Arnold's view that Hebraism stems from Semitic growth while Hellenism stems from Indo-European growth.

1. Name:- Gohil Hetalba I
Roll no:- 08
M.A. – 1st Sem -2
Paper no :- 6 (The
Victorian Literature)
Topic :- Hebraism and
Hellenism in Culture
and Anarchy
Submitted to :- Dr.Dilip
Barad
Department Of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University
Year – 2012-2013

2. Critical work Poetical work
Practical work

4. Hebraism
 Intellect
 Strictness
 Conscience and
Spontaneity
 Mr.Sidgwick’s points

5. Arnold and God
 Arnold has come to the defence of Culture and says-
“ No man,
Who knows nothing else ,
knows even his Bible! ”

6. Hellenism
 “ What we want , is a fuller harmonious
development of our humanity ,a free play of
thought upon our routine notions ,spontaneity
of consciousness, sweetness and light .”
 Arnold exhorts his country men against the
diseased spirit of cultivated inacting .

7.  Difference
 Aim of Hebraism and Hellenism
 Hellenism is thinking clearly .
 Hebraism thinks of the original sin of Man .
 Hebraism is a great movement of Christianity , whereas
Hellenism is a great movement of Renaissance .
 Arnold thinks that as Hellenism is of Indo European growth ,
Hebraism is of Semitic growth .
 Socrates says –
“ The best man is he who most tries to
perfect himself and the happiest man is he who most feels that
he is perfecting himself .”