ABSTRACT

As a great representative of the British Romantic poets, Wordsworth loved and worshiped nature and wrote a large number of poems to praise nature. However, he was not only a poet of nature, he was also concerned about people and paid attention to the relationship between man and nature as well as the inner world of human beings. In this paper, the theory of ecocriticism will be employed to analyze Wordsworth’s poetry from the aspects of natural ecology, social ecology and spiritual ecology. The gap between man and nature, the indifference between man and man, the corruption of man’s spirit are revealed and then the ecological implications of returning to nature is put forth. 

Keywords：Wordsworth; Ecocritism; Natural Ecology; Social Ecology; Spiritual Ecology

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

摘要

Chapter One INTRODUCTION-1

Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW-2

2.1 Previous Studies on William Wordsworth-2

2.1.1 Studies on Wordsworth abroad-2

2.1.2 Studies on Wordsworth in China-3

2.2 Summary of Past Studies on Wordsworth-4

Chapter Three AN INTRODUCTION TO ECOCRITICISM-6

3.1 The Development of Ecocrictism-6

3.2 Three Levels of Ecocrictism-7

Chapter Four WORDSWORTH’S ECOLOGICAL VIEWS-9

4.1 Wordsworth and Nature-9

4.2 Natural Ecology in Wordsworth’s Poems-10

4.2.1 Wordsworth’s view on the relationship between human and nature-10

4.2.2 Wordsworth’s view on the relationship between human and animals-12

4.3 Social Ecology in Wordsworth’s Poems-13

4.4 Spiritual Ecology in Wordsworth’s Poems-14

Chapter Five CONCLUSION-16

WORKS CITED-17