Appreciation of William and Dorothy Wordsworth from Ecofeminism Perspective

This thesis analyses the attitudes towards nature and female in the literary creations of both William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth by introducing the approach of ecofeminism. Through Wordsworth’s masterpiece Tintern Abbey, his worship of nature and the respect for women are evaluated. Concerning Dorothy, the focus of study is on her peculiar attitudes towards nature and her own gender identity by appreciating her poem Floating Island. From the ecofeminism perspective, how William and Dorothy Wordsworth’s composition influenced by nature and feminist consciousness will be explored, and their works can be newly understood.