| Abstract: | Wordsworth devoted himself to the ideal of a harmonious relation between human and nature, between man and society, between man and the ego. In this sense, Wordsworth improved the development of ecology. This argument will be supported by the approach of eco-criticism and Heidegger's eco-philosophy. And it is supported by the following points.The first part points out that Wordsworth's love of nature led to his love of man, which was reflected by his care for common people. Part Two shows Wordsworth's solicitude for dwelling. His notion of dwelling had aspect of poetic dwelling. The harmonious human-nature relationship reveals thee essence of free dwelling. His poetic experiment agreed with Heidegger's argument on poetic creation. His discussion of free labour was like Heidegger's interpretation of"merit". Part Three tells about Wordsworth's great effort to amend the alienated human nature by treasuring the Child's nature, imagination and human feelings.In this way,the conclusion can be got: although it would be a huge project to reinterpret Wordsworth with the approaches of eco-criticism and Heidegger's eco-philosophy, it is still worth making the effort. |
