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Abstract
This dissertation offers an ecopoetic reading and analysis of some selected works by W. S. Merwin. The conventional academic discussion of ecology and poetry is usually controlled and guided by theoretical terms. In this dissertation, the relationship between the two branches of knowledge has been investigated using an analytical approach. It locates an ecological consciousness in the poetry of W. S. Merwin and through this it foregrounds the relationship between language and environment. This dissertation has classified Merwin as an ecopoet and it explores the several factors and aspects of ecopoetry in his works. This study falls into four chapters, introduction and conclusion. Chapter one focuses on how Merwin depicts the air and the water in his poetry from an ecopoetic perspective. It also helps to define the relationship between human and natural world. The second chapter examines other two ecopoetic elements in Merwin’s poetry; animals and time. This chapter illustrates how Merwin presents his animal figures within the frame of a myth. This chapter also detects the relationship between animals in Merwin’s poems and the theme of escape from linear time. It also shows the impact of Buddhism philosophy of time on Merwin’s ecopoetic concept of time. Chapter three focuses on the fatal impact of the Vietnam War on the ecosystem. It also explores how Merwin unveils the American atrocities against the Vietnamese environment. The fourth chapter focuses on the aesthetics of Merwin’s poetry. It shows the influence of great figures like T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound on Merwin’s poetry. It also establishes a notion called the visionary imagery pattern through which it investigates Merwin’s imaginary world. Finally, through the conclusion, the dissertation summarizes the findings and the results of the research.