Pantheistic Strains in the Poetic Works of William Wordsworth and Abdul Ghani Khan: A Comparative Study
Abstract
Pantheistic Strains in the Poetic Works of William Wordsworth and Abdul Ghani Khan: A Comparative Study
In this world man strives to find meaning of life. He is constantly intrigued by different stages of life from childhood to youth, from youth to the old age and ultimately death. Miseries are more frequent in life than the happy moments. All the world religions strike to give us meaning of life. This meaning gives humanity the reason to live and give the courage to endure hardships and miseries. Pantheism endeavors to give meaning to life and everything around us. It is the belief that everything is part of an all compassing immanent God and that the Universe (Nature) and God are equivalent.
The current paper aims at finding out the strains of pantheism in the poetry of William Wordsworth and Ghani Khan by the method of juxtaposing the relevant portion of their poetry. By doing so, we can have a better view of what the two poets think of this universal theme while keeping in mind that they have two totally different religious, cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
