Date of Award
5-1959
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Degree Discipline
English
Abstract
The problem is to analyze Wordsworth's poetry in terns of the continental and contemporary English concept of naturalism to determine whether or not the poet was a true naturalist.
The writer will attempt to prove that Wordsworth's concept of naturalism was similar to the continental concept of naturalism; that Wordsworth was deeply affected by nature and nature's laws and that he reflected this feeling in his poetry and that biographical factors influenced the poet's works.
The writer will also attempt to prove that Wordsworth was a true naturalist and that an analysis of his poetry will reveal that in an appreciable number of his poems, naturalism is the predominate theme.
The purpose of this study is to show the extent to which naturalism is revealed in selected works of Wordsworth.
Committee Chair/Advisor
A. L. Campbell
Committee Member
H. D. Smith
Publisher
Prairie View A&M College
Rights
© 2021 Prairie View A & M University
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Date of Digitization
10-14-2021
Contributing Institution
John B Coleman Library
City of Publication
Prairie View
MIME Type
Application/PDF
Recommended Citation
Daniels, A. J. (1959). A Study of Naturalism as Revealed in Selected Poems of William Wordsworth. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/531