Tintern Abbey Essays

What was ‘the picturesque’ in eighteenth century British art, and where in Britain did artists go to find it? According to a modern dictionary, the definition of the word picturesque is ‘visually pleasing, as in being striking or quaint’1. The definition of picturesque in the eighteenth century was a lot different. The word originated from…

In “Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey”, Wordsworth uses imagination to help him and others to live in the physical world peacefully. He recalls playing in Tintern Abbey, a forest nearby there and played in it when he was young. Now he comes back for different reasons. He escapes the world which is…