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William WordsworthJohn Muir
AUTHORS, BACKGROUND, AND
POEMS
Romantic Poet: poemscelebrate nature for its beauty and moral power.Focus’s on the Englishcountryside, lessons learned from natural setting, encourages the reader to become closer with nature.
BIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Published a small collection of poems in 1798, Lyrical Ballads= 1 of the most important poetry collections
Use “the real language of men”
Proto-environmentalist
“We murder to dissect”
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Born in Scotland, immigrated to U.S., then traveled observing nature.
His strict religious upbringing led him to question the fundamental believes, instead finding spiritual fulfi llment in the wilderness and a theology of immanence.
Lived in da woods bc yolo
JOHN MUIR
He roamed California, observing the wonders of the natural landscape.
His poems are popular bc of their contrast between hard concise scientific description of nature and a beautiful loose flowing description focusing on the greatness.
Promoting the preservation of wilderness.
JOHN MUIR
(1819-1892) Huntington, New York. Quaker parentsWork: journalist, teacher, clerk, volunteer nurse in
Civil WarLeaves of Grass 1855, self published, seen as
scandalous bc of sexuality and desires.HomosexualHim + Emily Dickinson greats of 19 th centauryUses grand, eff usive verses, capturing energy and
enthusiasm of America.“I contradict myself? So I contradict myself. I am
large. I contain multitudes.”
WALT WHITMAN