The Complete Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Coleridge, William Keach

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Penguin
24 April 1997

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets; Penguin Black Classics

One of the great figures of English Romanticism, Coleridge's poems show diversity and imaginative genius

One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) 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.

By: Samuel Coleridge
Introduction by: William Keach
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 447g
ISBN: 9780140423532
ISBN 10: 0140423532
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 24 April 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.