ABSTRACT

This essay examines the possible influence of the poetry of John Keats on the poetry of John Tyndall. Tyndall’s work as a Victorian physicist is introduced, along with his lesser-known canon of poetry. Several areas are evaluated, including resonances to Keats’s ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, the use of Keatsian terminology, the moon as a cipher for romantic attraction, the meaning of landscape for the creative and scientific imagination, and the pantheistic sublime. The essay concludes that clear influences of Keats can be found shimmering through John Tyndall’s poetry, with his philosophy of scientific investigation reflecting, eventually, a form of negative capability.

摘要

本文探讨了约翰济慈的诗歌对约翰廷德尔诗歌的可能影响。介绍了廷德尔作为维多利亚时代物理学家的工作，以及他鲜为人知的诗歌经典。评估了几个领域，包括对济慈的“夜莺颂”的共鸣、济慈术语的使用、月亮作为浪漫吸引力的密码、景观对创造性和科学想象力的意义，以及泛神论的崇高。这篇文章的结论是，济慈的明显影响可以从约翰廷德尔的诗歌中发现，他的科学研究哲学最终反映了一种消极的能力。