William Wordsworth's Poems And David Malouf's Novel, An Imaginary Life, It Is Evident How Different Times And Cultures Affect The Quality And Importance Of The Relationship Humanity Can Have With The Natural World
In both William Wordsworth's poems and David Malouf's novel, An Imaginary Life, it is evident how different times and cultures affect the quality and importance of the relationship humanity can have with the natural world. Themes that are explored in both texts include interaction with nature, the role of nature in childhood and adulthood, religion and the role of language. These all show the quality and importance of humanity's relationship with nature and how times and culture influence the relationship. Although they are influenced by very different cultural and social values, both writers have the same goal, which is to understand nature and become a part of it. Wordsworth learns through his interaction with nature in "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798," and "It's a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free," that there is a spiritual presence in the landscape. Ovid's interaction with nature helps him......
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