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Abstract: By comparing and analyzing their two poems, I will try to define Wordsworth and Emerson¡¯s respective conception of nature. The reason why they formed such conceptions of nature is, to the former, lies in his passiveness; and to the latter, in German philosophy and bold individualism.

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Outline
I. Introduction
II. Wordsworth¡¯s conception of nature
III. Emerson¡¯s double conceptions of nature
IV. Conclusion

¢ñ. Introduction
In the 19th century, romanticism prevailed as the literary mainstream throughout the European continent. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was one of the pioneers in the romanticist movement. As a great poet of nature, he wrote many famous poems to express his love for nature, one of which is ¡°I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud¡±. In the narrative poem, the poet successfully compared his......

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