The etymology of the word ‘thing’ points to community. ‘Individual’ things are not atomized. The poet’s memory gathers teh aspects of the summer scene as such a ‘true’ thing and helps us as readers understand it thsi way and so takea step towards escaping the habit of dividing reality to master it.
The etymology of the word ‘thing’ points to community. ‘Individual’ things are not atomized. The poet’s memory gathers teh aspects of the summer scene as such a ‘true’ thing and helps us as readers understand it thsi way and so takea step towards escaping the habit of dividing reality to master it.