Samuel Taylor Coleridge
By Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Read by Michael Sheen and Sarah Woodward
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781094015569
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ISBN: 9781094015552
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ISBN: 9781094015576
| Runtime: | 1.32 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Poetry |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in collaboration with his friend William Wordsworth, revolutionized English poetry; in 1798 they produced their lyrical ballads, poems of imagination and reflection using “the language of men.” They pointed the way forward for a generation of Romantic poets. Coleridge’s addiction to opium affected his poetic output, and yet the handful of poems he did produce were innovative. These ranged from the quietly conversational to the wildly imagined and include two of the greatest in English literature: “Kubla Khan” and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
Author
Author Bio: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) studied classics at Jesus College, Cambridge. As a radical young poet he collaborated with Wordsworth in Lyrical Ballads. He was by turns poet, dramatist, political journalist, essayist, and public lecturer. Chronic ill health and addiction to opium led to his death in 1834.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Poetry |
| Runtime: | 1.32 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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