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The Critical Principle of the Reconciliation of Opposites as Employed by Coleridge (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Snyder, Alice D.

 
9781333407612: The Critical Principle of the Reconciliation of Opposites as Employed by Coleridge (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Exploring how Coleridge’s idea of the Reconciliation of Opposites shapes art and criticism
This study treats the reconciliation of opposites as a fundamental principle in Coleridge’s thought, showing how metaphysical ideas meet concrete critical analysis in the early nineteenth century context. It asks what this principle meant then and what it reveals about art, literature, and criticism today.

Two aims guide the work. It examines Coleridge’s own language to understand his theory, and it situates his ideas within the historical debates that shaped aesthetics. The result is a careful blend of theory and interpretation that helps readers see how opposites are balanced in art and thought.




  • How opposites are defined and reconciled in Coleridge’s critical framework

  • Examples of how the principle informs interpretations of Shakespeare and other poets

  • The relationship between metaphysical definitions and actual literary analysis

  • Connections between early aesthetic theory and later scientific approaches to art



Ideal for readers who want a clear, accessible look at how a key idea in aesthetics was formed and used in the study of literature.

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