浪漫主义既是一种创作手法 ,也是一种文学思潮。英国的浪漫主义思潮呈现出某种多样性。维多利亚时代的著名诗人兼评论家马修·阿诺德在《批评二集》中按照自己的标准评价了英国浪漫主义诗人华兹华斯、拜伦和雪莱。从中可以看出阿诺德的“诗歌是人生批评”的文学理论的具体运用 ,以及他为实现“文化、人性整体和谐、全面发展的完美”这一终极目标所作的不懈努力 Romanticism is both a creative approach, but also a literary trend. British romanticism shows some diversity. Matthew Arnold, a famous Victorian poet and critic, assesses the English Romantic poets Wordsworth, Byron and Shelley according to their own standards in Criticism Episode II. It can be seen from Arnold’s concrete application of literary theory that “poetry is life’s criticism” and his tireless efforts to achieve the ultimate goal of “the perfect harmony of culture and humanity and the all-round development”