The Complete Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Author(s): Samuel Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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"O pure of heart thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be "


 


One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge created works of remarkable diversity and imaginative genius. The period of his creative friendship with William Wordsworth inspired some of Coleridge's best-known poems, from the nightmarish vision of the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and the opium-inspired "Kubla Khan" to the sombre passion of "Dejection: An Ode" and the medieval ballad "Christabel." His meditative 'conversation' poems, such as "Frost at Midnight" and "This Lime-Tree Bower Mr Prison," reflect on remembrance and solitude, while late works, such as "Youth and Age" and "Constancy to an Ideal Object," are haunting meditations on mortality and lost love.


 


This volume contains the final texts of all the poems published during Coleridge's lifetime and a substantial selection from those still in manuscript at his death, arranged in chronological order of composition to show his development as a poet. Also included are an introduction, table of dates, further reading, extensive notes, and indexes of titles and first lines.


 


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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834) was one of the first figures of the Romantic movement, and a poet, philosopher and critic. His close friendship with Dorothy and William Wordsworth, whom he met in 1797, led to the publication of the "Lyrical Ballads", which marked a conscious break with poetic tradition and includes one of Coleridge's most famous poems, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". William Keach is Professor of English at Brown University in Rhode Island. He has published many books and articles on Renaissance and Romantic literature.

General Fields

  • : 9780140423532
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 45359200.0
  • : April 1997
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 28mm
  • : May 1997
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Special Fields

  • : Samuel Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • : Samuel Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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  • : 656
  • : 656
  • : 97208514
  • : 97208514
  • : 821.7
  • : 821.7
  • : English
  • : English
  • : 0406
  • : 0406
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback