AN ECO-CRITICAL ANALYSIS INTO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH’S LINES WRITTEN A FEW MILES ABOVE TINTERN ABBEY

Abstract

The research study provides a new dimension to study William Wordsworth through the lens of Eco-criticism. The present study of the poem advocates that man is closely related to and has a connection with their natural surroundings from childhood to adulthood, developing into a symbiotic relationship between man and their surroundings. He had foreseen the destruction that industrialization and modernization would create in coming times. The objectives of the research are twofold: to Eco-critically highlight the importance of nature for human beings in the modern era in the light of Tintern Abbey and to highlight the relationship of man with natural surroundings in different stages of life that leads to the development of the symbiotic relationship between man and nature. As man gets everything from nature in its pure form, man must keep it safe and harmless. It not only highlights that nature is vital for man on a physical basis but also shows that through a positive and harmonious relationship with nature, man can achieve peace of soul, highlighted through his experience in the poem. The present research is qualitative, following the close reading of the text. In addition, the poem is analyzed theoretically in the framework of Eco-criticism advocated by Cheryll Glotfelty.

Keywords: Eco-criticism; Symbiotic Relationship; Man and Nature.