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William Wordsworth and Immediate Perception The writings of William Wordsworth reflect one of the central themes of Romantic era poets; the idea that immediate pure perception of the imagination was desirable over analysis and reason. For him, analysis and reason were a detour; what mattered was pure perception. He reflected on imagination itself, and how imagination could be used to capture immediate perception in words. In The Prelude, Book First he wrote of his quest “…towards some philosophic Song/Of Truth that cherishes our daily life” (Wordsworth 394). He was striving towards poetry that captured the immediate perceptions, and particularly in this book, of the scenes of nature he witnessed in his travels. Wordsworth epitomized the Romantic ideals of literature as he worked toward expressing his immediate perceptions of the natural world. He believed immediate perception could be conveyed in language to capture that perception in words. Wordsworth had the college education and ability to reason and analyze but “…better far than this, to stray about /Voluptuously through fields and rural walks…” (Wordsworth 394).
Approximate Word count = 593
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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