Sense of Humanism in Wordsworth's poems
Sense of Humanism in Wordsworth's PoemsOne might say that the great guiding principle of the Romantic revolt was reinvigorated humanism, which was greater than any since the Renaissance. The principle dealt greatly with individualism. Humanism affected every cycle: politics, philosophy, religion and arts. Generally, Wordworth is considered a poet of nature, and yet we could sense the doctrine of humanism in his works as well. His poems suggest that he thinks highly not only of nature but also man. First, Wordworth sees significance in every man, especially common ones. This is quite startling because never before poets see importance in ordinary people. Wordsworth sees this and he wrote a number of poems about them. He treated them as if they were very significant. "She Dwelt among Untrodden Way" is a good example. The poem deals with an ordinary and obscure country lass who has almost nobody to appre
"She lived unknown, and few could know Finally, Wordsworth's sense of humanism is suggested in his great esteem on childhood. Romanticists believe that men are born good. Therefore, childhood is cherished, as it is the state that has not been tarnished by the world or social code yet. This means in the state of childhood man shows his 'real' nature. The statement that 'The child is father of the Man', written in the poem " My Heart Leaps Up", does not only conveyed the thought that the adult, in order to be able to appreciate life, has to learn to share excitement and innocence from the child but also the thought that the state of childhood exposes the 'real' nature of man. Children's nature is more 'original' and closer to the nature of man than the adults' nature (for children' s nature has not spoiled yet.). For this reason, the fact that 'Wordsworth cherished childhood' means 'he cherishes man'. In concl
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