Abstract：William Wordsworth (1770-1850), the main founder of English Romantic poetry, putting forward the view of "All good poetry is strong emotions naturally". In the art of poetry, he has realized epoch-making innovation. He was praised as "the first modern poet" by Shelley. He loved nature, and even depended on nature. He was also the leader of "Lake Poets". This thesis will focus on the formation, development and influence of his view of nature. First of all, this paper will analyze his family background and social influence. He gave nature the boundless love as a result of his miserable childhood. Secondly, from the perspective of nature itself, this thesis leads to Wordsworth's natural view. Thirdly, through analyzing the similarities and differences of Wordsworth and Tao Yuanming's natural view, the writer lets readers understand the unique of Wordsworth's natural view from a deeper layer. Finally, by analyzing and evaluating Wordsworth's view of nature, the writer lets humans be aware of the importance of nature––human beings should respect nature, love nature, and live with nature harmoniously.

Key words：William Wordsworth; Tao Yuanming; nature; harmony

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. A Brief Introduction of William Wordsworth-1

2.1 Wordsworth’s Family and Life-1

2.2 Wordsworth’s Character Traits-2

2.3 Wordsworth’s Attitude to Life-3

2.4 Wordsworth’s Writing Style-3

2.5 Wordsworth’s Influence in the World-4

3. A Brief Analysis on Naturalism-5

3.1 The Definition of Nature-5

3.2 Naturalism-5

4. Analyses on Wordsworth’s Naturalism and Tao Yuanming’s Naturalism-6

4.1 Analyses on Wordsworth’s View of Nature-6

4.1.1 Wordsworth’s Main Poetic Ideas-6

4.1.2 Religious Nature-7

4.1.3 Philosophic Nature-7

4.1.4 Maternal Nature-8

4.2 Analyses on Tao Yuanming’s View of Nature-9

4.2.1 Tao’s Main Idea of His Poetry-9

4.2.2 The View of Tao’s Naturalism-10

4.2.3 The Artistic Characteristic of Tao’s Poetry-10

5. The Contrast between Wordsworth’s Naturalism and Tao Yuanming’s Naturalism-11

5.1 Wordsworth’s Naturalism –– the Western Naturalism-11

5.2 Tao Yuanming ‘s Naturalism –– the Chinese Naturalism-11

5.3 The Similarities in Naturalism between Tao Yuanming and William Wordsworth-12

5.4 The Differences in Naturalism between Wordsworth and Tao Yuanming in Naturalism-12

5.4.1 Poetry Innovation-12

5.4.2 The Depth of Work-13

5.4.3 The Style of Poems-13

6. Comments on William Wordsworth’s Naturalism and Tao Yuanming’s Naturalism-13

7. Conclusion-14

References-15

Acknowledgments-16