02983cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500390015126400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650506050040750801910101252012650120353400660246865300360253465300250257085600430259599900190263868066UtSlPG20260610134554.0mcr n260607r20221900utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aShairp, John Campbell,d1819-188510aOn poetic interpretation of nature 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-05-130 aThe sources of poetry -- The poetic feeling awakened by the world of nature -- Poetic and scientific wonder -- Will science put out poetry? -- How far science may modify poetry -- The mystical side of nature -- Primeval imagination working on nature: Language and mythology -- Some of the ways in which poets deal with nature -- Nature in Hebrew poetry, and in Homer -- Nature in Lucretius and Virgil -- Nature in Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton -- Return to nature begun by Allan Ramsay and Thomson -- Nature in Collins, Gray, Goldsmith, Cowper, and Burns -- Wordsworth as an interpreter of nature.  aBryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"On Poetic Interpretation of Nature" by John Campbell Shairp is a philosophical work written in the late 19th century. The book explores the relationship between human imagination and the natural world, emphasizing how poetry serves to express the profound beauty and truths found in nature. It seeks to highlight that the understanding of nature is not wholly confined to scientific explanations but also encompasses deeper emotional and aesthetic experiences that only poetry can articulate.  The opening of the work introduces the author's intent, outlining the origins of the book as a series of lectures aimed at a general audience, particularly the youth. Shairp discusses the importance of acknowledging both the contributions of physical sciences and the emotional, imaginative responses of humanity to the natural world. He posits that while science can explain various phenomena, it is poetry that truly captures the essence of beauty in nature and the profound connection it has with the human spirit. By exploring this idea, Shairp invites readers to appreciate nature not just as a scientific subject, but as an emotional and poetic experience, one that enriches our understanding of existence itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Houghton, Mifflin, 1900  aPoetry -- History and criticism  aNature in literature40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68066  c108888d108888