As pastoral poets, William Wordsworth and Tao Yuanming had a lo t in common both in the style of their works and their attitudes towards life. T his paper focuses on the analysis of the differences between their works.
This paper is an exploration of how London is portrayed differently in two poems--William Wordsworth＇s Composed upon Westminster bridge and William Blake＇s London. In Wordsworth＇s poem Composed upon Westminster bri...This paper is an exploration of how London is portrayed differently in two poems--William Wordsworth＇s Composed upon Westminster bridge and William Blake＇s London. In Wordsworth＇s poem Composed upon Westminster bridge, the natural beauty of London is impressed deeply upon every reader. On the contrary, William Blake describes a dark, inactive and suffering city of London. With detailed analysis of the texts of the two poems, this paper shows how the two poets express different views of London.展开更多
文摘As pastoral poets, William Wordsworth and Tao Yuanming had a lo t in common both in the style of their works and their attitudes towards life. T his paper focuses on the analysis of the differences between their works.
文摘This paper is an exploration of how London is portrayed differently in two poems--William Wordsworth＇s Composed upon Westminster bridge and William Blake＇s London. In Wordsworth＇s poem Composed upon Westminster bridge, the natural beauty of London is impressed deeply upon every reader. On the contrary, William Blake describes a dark, inactive and suffering city of London. With detailed analysis of the texts of the two poems, this paper shows how the two poets express different views of London.
