Attitudes toward Nature as Expressed by Wordsworth and Shelley

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The attitudes which Wordsworth and Shelley express towards Nature in "Mont Blanc" and "Tintern Abbey" are both ones of admiration and appreciation at nature's power, beauty, and majesty. But, they have very different descriptions and views of nature and how mankind should treat it, and react to it. According to Shelley, nature is both resplendent and deadly; a dynamic force that cannot be tamed by man. While appreciating nature's aesthetic majesty, Shelley warns man not …

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…He feels that he is one with nature, and is completely content in his surroundings. Bibliography Wordsworth, William. "Tintern Abbey". The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors. 6th edition. Ed. M.H. Abrahams et al. New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. pp. 1336-1339 Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Mont Blanc". The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors. 6th edition. Ed. M.H. Abrahams et al. New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. pp. 1690-1694 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**