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ISSN : 1226-4946(Print)
ISSN : 2288-5412(Online)
The Yeats Journal of Korea Vol.18 pp.55-76
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14354/yjk.2002.18.55

Glee of Vitality : Hopkins’s Nature Poems Compared to Yeats

Shin Won Chul

Abstract

The nature poems of G. M. Hopkins is generally characterized as a sensitiveobservation on the natural objects. But the most distinctive character of his poems is inits motion and trembling. It is related with his peculiar poetic concept ‘inscape’ and‘instress.’ We can see too many proves of this moving in Hopkins’s poetry. In hisnature poems, every tree, spring water and grass is alive. Even the cloud is describedas a moving life force in his diary or poems. It is surprising to be able to see somany life forces in one poet’s poems.
This life force is more distinguished in his poem “The Windhover” or other poemsof animal. And its climax, we can see in his poem “Harry, the Ploughman.” In thispoem we can see wonderful observation on the body of a strong farmer. He observedeven the minute motion of muscles one by one and he seems to be glad to see thismanly body. Hopkins has an inclination of the socialist and he liked more the labouringmen than the cultured weak people. Another example is Tom in “Tom’s Garland” andthe blacksmith in “Felix Randal.”
This is in striking contrast to Yeats’s early nature poems which are considered as adreamy poetic world. Yeats was too devoted to one woman’s love and his early poemsare a kind of escape from this world. His nature is a retirement place from this world.Contrary to this, Hopkins’s nature is a life itself. For him the whole world and natureare a great and perfect work of God. And he caught its highest moment in its motion,that is inscape.
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