So Greek art is about portraying nature, but as Arnold emphasizes, it should be the best nature, so also about finding out what this best nature is. This impulse is behind all the creative activity of man, even in natural sciences and technology, in which we are obviously more advanced. Sweetness and light are for Arnold strongly associated with Hellenism and Greek culture, because he believes ancient Greeks had the instinct to see and portray things the way they really are. This excerpt continues the idea introduced by Arnold earlier about the dichotomy between “Hebraism” (Puritan focus on religiousness and hard work) and “Hellenism” (which values art, philosophy and all the finer things in life). The Latin title of this excerpt comes from the Gospel and means “one thing needful”. James Joyce – “Ulyss… on James Joyce – “The… James Joyce – “Ulyss… on James Joyce – “Ulysses” (“Lest… James Joyce – “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” (ctd.).
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