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Article: Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey."(William Wordsworth)(Critical Essay)
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- The Explicator
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" emphatically denies the degenerative effects of time. The poem deals with time and change and their effects on Wordsworth, on his memory of the Wye valley, and particularly on the abbey itself. Unlike some poets, Wordsworth makes no attempt in the poem to stop, escape, or even ignore the effects of time. In fact, the poem celebrates the changes time brings about and sees them as regenerative rather than degenerative.
In "Tintern Abbey," Wordsworth changes, as does his memory of the landscape, but the abbey itself also experiences change. And although much has been said about the changes in Wordsworth and his memory of the landscape, ...