"Wilderness appealed to those bored or disgusted with man and his works. It not only offered an escape from society but also was an ideal stage for the Romantic individual to exercise the cult that he frequently made of his own soul. The solitude and total freedom of the wilderness created a perfect setting for either melancholy or exultation."

Source : Roderick Nash (2001). “Wilderness and the American Mind”, p.47, Yale University Press

Roderick Nash

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