cujhss Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3062-0112 Cankaya University The Valorization of Nature in William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” The Valorization of Nature in William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” Karabulut Tuğba CANKAYA UNIVERSITY 11 02 2013 10 2 207 214 10 02 2013 10 17 2013 Copyright © 2024, Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 2024 Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

William Wordsworth, often called the poet of nature, emphasizes the significance of nature, and how it inspires his imagination in his poems. He claims that poetry naturally comes by the expression of feelings which have deeply been inspired by and cultivated in silent nature. As he maintains a simplistic way of expression in his poetry, he emphasizes the importance of simple life in nature. In this article, I will analyse Wordsworth’s appreciation of nature and his gradual self-awareness and maturation in “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1978.” With respect to his concept of nature, I will also deal with his reflection of Pantheism, a religious belief among the Romantic intellectuals which identifies nature with God.

William Wordsworth, often called the poet of nature, emphasizes the significance ofnature, and how it inspires his imagination in his poems. He claims that poetry naturally comes by the expression of feelings which havedeeply been inspired by and cultivated in silent nature. As he maintains a simplistic wayof expression in his poetry, he emphasizes the importance of simple life in nature. In thisarticle, I will analyse Wordsworth’s appreciation of nature and his gradual self-awareness and maturation in “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting theBanks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1978.” With respect to his concept of nature,I will also deal with his reflection of Pantheism, a religious belief among the Romanticintellectuals which identifies nature with God.

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