Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Selected Poems - Couverture rigide

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0747514895 ISBN 13 : 9780747514893

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1993

Synopsis

"Bloomsbury Poetry Classics" are selections from the work of some of our greatest poets. The series is aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no critical or explanatory apparatus. This can be found elsewhere. In the series the poems introduce themselves, on an uncluttered page and in a format that is both attractive and convenient. The selections have been made by the distinguished poet, critic and biographer Ian Hamilton. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in 1772. His fame as a critic and philosopher and the drama of his long struggle against drug addiction have tended to overshadow his output as a poet. He is admired as the author of a handful of haunting anthology pieces, such as "The Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan", - but the bulk of his verse writings is ignored. "An archangel slightly damaged", was Charles Lamb's memorable summing up, implying a sort of brilliant unfulfilment, and this is how we tend to see the poems. But Coleridge was a most industrious archangel. His collected "Poetical Works", runs to two substantial volumes. This selection includes all his classic poems but also tries to represent the whole range of his achievement.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Daniel Stuart after Coleridge sdeath, says, Coleridge is a subject which no biographer ought to touch beyond what he himself was eye-witness of. If this is to be taken literally, many have laboured in vain! It may be hoped, however, that Wordsworth intended his remarks solely for the benefit of contemporaries; at all events the biographers have now come in like a flood, and it is too late to lift up a banner against them. It must, nevertheless, be admitted that in treating of Coleridge slife it is easier to be interesting than absolutely authentic. The bare external facts are well ascertained, but their significance chiefly consists in their relation to a spiritual history which, from the nature of the case, can be but imperfectly detailed, and which must remain obscure in many particulars. Psychologically, Coleridge is one of the most interesting personages ever submitted to human contemplation, and it is impossible to avoid continual reference to the workings of his mind while relating the events of his life.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Coleridge. By G. Dawe, R.A. .. Frontispiece S, T. Coleridge at the age of twentyfour IN THE DRESS IN WHICH HE PREACHED HIS FIRST SERMON. By Robert Hancock zo S. T. Coleridge in 1795, By Fettr Vandyke 34 S. T, Coleridge as an old man. By Washington A lsien, A.R.A 40 Holograph of the Conclusion of the HyMN before Sunrise in the Vale of Chamouny, with a note by the poet as to its accuracy .. ,.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747514895
• ISBN 13: 9780747514893
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Éditeur: Hamilton Ian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible