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@article{209736,
        author = {Dr.E.Niranjan},
        title = {Nature, Intuition, and the Divine: Reading Gerard Manley Hopkins through the Lens of American Transcendentalism},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {5},
        pages = {3147-3154},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=209736},
        abstract = {Nature, intuition, and spirituality constitute significant concerns in the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins and the philosophical writings of American Transcendentalists such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Although Hopkins's religious imagination was grounded in Catholic theology and the American Transcendentalists developed their ideas within a distinct intellectual and religious context, their works demonstrate a shared interest in the relationship between the natural world and spiritual understanding. This article examines Hopkins's representations of nature through the philosophical perspectives of American Transcendentalism, focusing on the relationship between sensory perception, individual intuition, and the recognition of divine presence. Through close readings of “God’s Grandeur,” “Pied Beauty,” “The Windhover,” and “Binsey Poplars,” the article explores how Hopkins transforms natural observation into an experience of spiritual awareness. Emerson’s understanding of nature as a manifestation of spiritual reality and Thoreau’s emphasis on attentive observation provide comparative frameworks for interpreting Hopkins’s poetic vision. The article argues that, despite significant theological differences, Hopkins and the Transcendentalists share an understanding of nature as a medium through which individuals encounter meanings beyond material appearances. Their approaches also reveal important distinctions concerning the relationship between the individual, the divine, and the natural environment. By bringing Hopkins into dialogue with American Transcendentalism, this study demonstrates how comparative literary analysis can illuminate the philosophical complexity of nature poetry.},
        keywords = {Gerard Manley Hopkins, American Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau.},
        month = {October},
        }