重返自然的桥梁——试析华兹华斯的儿童观

A Link to Nature: On Wordsworth's Conception of Childhood

华兹华斯所提出的“儿童乃成人之父”及“灵魂前存在”的观点是他独特的儿童观的核心内容。这个理念可以说是他在法国大革命后情感与理想调适的结果 ,也是那个时代文明困境中的产物。诗人用一种理想主义的方式来寻求人与自然、社会及上帝的和谐关系 ,表现了他对人类存在的关怀。

Wordsworth's unique conception of childhood mainly includes'the Child as Father of the Man'and'the pre-existence of the soul'. It is the result of his adaptation of emotion and ideal after the French Revolution, and also the outcome of the cultural predicament during that time. He intends to seek a harmonious relationship between man and nature, society and God in an idealistic way, which represents his great concern about the human existence.