Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Eolian Harp” and “Kubla Khan” proved intricate pieces of artwork‚ each meticulously written to submerge their reader into striking new worlds. These are home to mystical beings‚ such as a “demon-lover” (Kubla Khan‚ 16) and“Elfins” from “Fairy-Land” (The Eolian Harp‚ 22-23)‚ as well as complex visions of nature. Although uniquely presented in each‚ they deal with similar themes of creation and creativity. However‚ neither reaches a consistent conclusion to the other
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A Unique Analysis of “Christabel” In the year 1797 economic troubles filled the land and society of England. An era previously known for romantic/traditional literature‚ writers such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ began entertaining other forms. Samuel Taylor Coleridge took to the innovative gothic genre with his poem “Christabel”. The poem “Christabel” is a two part poem containing numerous gothic elements‚ paired with various literary devices to convey a vampire-esque theme. These gothic characteristics
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Coleridge-Taylor was known for his famous compositions around the United Kingdom towards the United States. He was first acknowledged as a violinist‚ pianist‚ poet and singer at a young age‚ but throughout his lifetime‚ he was well-known for his compositions from the Royal College of Music to Trinity College of Music to being known globally. In speaking of the Trinity College of Music‚ did you know he became a professor of composition for seven years? Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s
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the “renaissance of wonder”. Coleridge (1772-1834) is one of the greatest of romantic poets who touched lightly on all the keys of poetic expression‚ but he remains unequaled in one sphere of poetry – that is supernatural. Before Coleridge supernatural element had applied in English literature (apart from drama) in the works of Horace Walpole‚ Mrs. Ann Radcliff and Monk Lewis. While planning a new volume of poems to be jointly written by Wordsworth and Coleridge‚ Coleridge undertook to deal with the
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Mariner Assessment In the two epic poems published by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ “Christabel” and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”‚ share many comparisons. At the same time‚ both poems share many contractions. It may be by the cause of the different genres‚ settings and or because of the figurative language that is used. At the same time‚ both poems share similar characteristics. Despite the differences and similarities‚ Coleridge managed to add a form of Romanticisms in many of his poems. Romanticisms
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the poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Browning. Coleridge who is a romantic poet has displayed gothic themes in some his work such as‚ “The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” and “Christabel”. Browning who writes at a later Victorian period displays similar themes in poems such as “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover”. By exploring both poets work we may begin to have an understanding of the gothic tale in poetry‚ as well as the gothic figure. Both “Christabel” and “Porphyria’s Lover” have
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Femme Fatale Coleridge’s Christabel is counted among the first works of English literature to approach the topic of the femme fatale. He created what is considered common stock in literature about female vampires. Many writers have created versions of Coleridge’s Christabel using Geraldine as the foundation for their femme fatale character and often even using her name or a slight variation. The first part of the poem seems to suggest that Geraldine may be a creature that is not of the
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To what extent do you agree with the assertion that ‘One of the basic features of gothic fiction is the critical portrayal of religion’1 in Christabel and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter‚ and Dracula by Bram Stoker? The Christian attachment to Gothic emerged from its connection to Gothic and Gothic Revivalist architecture‚ though from the nineteenth century the Romantics gave an appraisal of Christianity that differed from its previous
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"As a first generation Romantic‚ S.T. Coleridge defined many of the movement’s characteristics." Discuss with reference to the four poems. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ Coleridge‚ as a first generation Romantic‚ defined many of the movement’s characteristics by detailing the Romantic paradigms of Individual experience‚ nature & idealism with the imagination function as a mediator with reason to achieve unity. Four of Coleridge’s Poems;
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In the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Coleridge‚ language is used to convey images from Coleridge’s imagination. This is done with the use of vocabulary‚ imagery‚ structure‚ use of contrasts‚ rhythm and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance. By conveying his imagination by using language‚ the vocabulary used by Coleridge is of great importance. The five lines of the poem Kubla Khan sound like a chant or incantation‚ and help suggest mystery and supernatural themes of the poem. Another important
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