Essays on Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Classic English Literature

The ‘Lyrical Ballads’ is a combined work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in the year 1789, which can be referred to as an autobiography, a philosophical work, and also a literary criticism. The fundamental principles presented in this work is the creative imagination of both the authors. The poetic principles that Wordsworth had presented in the ‘Preface’ of the 1800 edition of Lyrical Ballads essentially denounce a kind of revolution with respect to the critical notions concerning the lyrical language, the subject matter of the poetry, and also the role played by the poet. Dismissing the ...

II, William Wordsworth, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Kubla Khan” Charles Baudelaire, “Get Drunk”

Individualism is the basic trait of romanticism. This element is evident of the production of all the poets of the period, including the selected artists. Individualism distinguishes the point of view of the poet under his perception over the political and social state of the time. It is a reflection of the visionary reality correlated reverence depicted with the use of imagery and embedded with passion and idealism. Together, these elements compose the distinguished style of each poet of the period of romanticism. These traits will ...

Comparison of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) to Love's Philosophy (P.B. Shelley)

Romanticism is the element of classic English literature that is evident in the products of early The French Revolution. It is embedded as the fundamental of an individual that triggers alienation with the power of the spirit that demand change as violent obsession. The poets, philosophers and writers of the age of romanticism can be evaluated by comparing the constituents of emotions, passion and rationality. The same pattern will be used to perform a comparative analysis of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) to Love's Philosophy (P.B. Shelley)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was the founder of the ...

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is one of the most fascinating and well-known poems by the famed English poet, becoming one of the bastions of British Romantic literature through its immense lyricism and use of metaphor. The poem deals with themes of the violation of nature, the encroaching threat of the Orient and its strangeness on European culture, as well as the stifling nature of guilt, all contributing to a multi-faceted and pluralistic tale that deals with the breadth of human experience.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is one of ...

Analysis of ‘This Lime-tree Bower my Prison’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The poem ‘This Lime-tree Bower my Prison’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge elucidates the complex joy of friendship and a man’s mystical union with the natural world. The poem is powered by an imaginative walk that allows the narrator to be a part of a journey that he could not physically make. Leaving the narrator home due to his injury, friends William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Charles Lamb, and Thomas Poole go for a nature walk. The poem describes the scenes they might encounter in a walk taken without him. In this poem, imagination enables the narrator to embark on a visionary journey of anticipation and ...

The Romantic Period implies that the period reflects a time of whirlwind and old-fashioned romance. But, it does not. The misconception of the period is common and anyone can make such errors about the true meaning of the Romanticism. The Romantic Era in literature is the period that saw many writers placing fundamental significance on the emotions and on the individual. While the Romantic period lasted for approximately thirty years, it revolutionized the way individuals see literature today. Literary critics points to romanticism as the principal artistic movement in the latter part of the 1700s. The influence of the era ...

Romanticism is a historical era that began in the late 18th century. Its peak was around 1800 to 1850 when it had a massive influence in Europe. Romanticism is defined as an artistic and intellectual movement comprised of an individual's interest in nature and validation of high emotions and imaginations in expression. Romanticism was a rebellion against the established social classes and conventions. It was a movement established in search of personal freedom in terms of political and artistic elements. Romanticism in particular was a revolt against the age of enlightenment and a reaction to industrialization. Members of romanticism toiled to revive their history and ...