"Opposition to Materialism" shown by William Wordsworth: Why is Wordsworth opposed to materialism?(with reference to some of his short poems) .

The literal meaning of "materialism" is "the belief that money,possessions and physical comforts are more important than spiritual values".But the philosophical meaning of "materialism" is "the belief that only material things exist".
William Wordsworth belong to the Romantic Period of English Literature.He is known as "the Poet of Nature".Wordsworth gave expression to a new feeling for Nature and human life and preached a new philosophy - the philosophy of simple living.
Wordsworth was a philosophical poet and not a poetical philosopher.He was opposed to gross materialism and sordid pursu…