AN ECOCRITICAL READING OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH'S LUCY POEMS

Abstract

The 20^th century saw the emergence of a great number of literary and cultural concepts, which resulted in a significant increase in the number of possible interpretations of works of literature. In response to rising worries about the consequences of human civilization on the natural world, a new school of literary theory known as ecocriticism evolved. The primary connection between literature and setting is going to be investigated for this project's purpose. The significance of this link is brought into focus here. Wordsworth's "Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower" is one of the five poems that make up the collection that is often referred to as "Lucy Poems," although it is the most notable of the bunch. However, there has been a lot of speculation within the critical community over the identity of Lucy. This research makes an attempt to analyze this beautiful poetry from an ecocritical perspective. This book is an investigation of the connections that may be made between man and the natural world, between culture and literature, and between the natural world and the written word.