WORDSWORTH’S POETIC ENVIRONMENTALISM: TINTERN ABBEY, THE PRELUDE, AND THE DEEP ECOLOGY PERSPECTIVE
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With focus on biocentric equality and the intrinsic value of all life, deep ecology provides the framework through which Wordsworth’s poetry can be analyzed as pioneering ecocentric thinking. Wordsworth, as a prominent British Romantic, continues to go against the world’s anthropocentric attitudes and speaks on the industrial world’s critique of nature. In The Prelude and Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey, he imaginatively sees a relationship between humanity and the rest of the world which is positive, interconnected, and holistic, all of which is psychological, spiritual, and ethical. This study focuses on the deep ecology principles of non-participatory value of living things and the poetic imagery, blended philosophy and nature-reflecting morality of Wordsworth. In this light, the study emphasizes the initial commitment of Wordsworth to the overall lack of ignorance towards the environment.
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