I haven’t got it all figured out yet, but thanks to my discussion with Dr. Gates ( thanks so much for the talk), I think I finally have an idea about what I will write about. My paper will be on the rural side of living. The country seems to hold a fascination for me. Poets like William Wordsworth in the Romantic Era and some other Modernist poets, such as William Carlos Williams seem to gravitate their settings toward georgic or landscape poetry. A contrast between them would be very interesting. I have had several questions pop into my mind as I began to think about this thesis.
When comparing poets some of the questions which arise are: What was the origin of each poet? Similar or different? Which era were they writing in and who were their influences? What was their writing style? What was the incentive for writing a specific poem? In the poem, is nature nurturing the protagonist or is the protagonist nurturing nature? Why do they choose to write in the country rather than in a city such as London or Edinburgh? These questions I hope to be able to answer in a clear and concise way, so I guess I will be comparing and contrasting the poets and their poetry to answer these questions.
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