亭潭寺與詩人自我的形成

“Tintern Abbey” and the Formation of a Poetical Self

本論文探討“亭潭寺”一詩在華茲華斯作為詩人身分認同的重要關鍵點。華茲華斯在他對法國大革命失望後，一直渴望寫出一部鉅作『隱士』作為時代道德的指引，而“亭潭寺”這首詩為華茲華斯發展方向重要的轉捩點。詩人由政治狂熱轉而投向大自然、人性的善良、及想像力的懷抱中尋求詩的慰藉。

This article attempts to interpret William Wordsworth’s poem “Tintern Abbey”in relation to his development as the poet of The Recluse. The article argues that afterhis disappointment with the French Revolution, Wordsworth turns to Nature forconsolation as is manifested in the poem “Tintern Abbey.” The poem “Tintern Abbey,”a crisis poem in nature, serves for Wordsworth as a poetic restoration in the growth ofa poet. This poetic restoration helps the poet find his real identity as the prophet poetof The Recluse. Arguing from this perspective, this article discusses Wordsworth’spoetic restoration when he turns to Nature, the human heart, and creative imaginationfor his poetic development.