Coleridge's Notebooks
A Selection
Published on 30. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
290 pages
978-0-19-871202-2 (ISBN)
Description
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the Romantic Age's most enigmatic figures, a genius of astonishing diversity; author of some of the most famous poems in the English language, and co-author, with Wordsworth, of Lyrical Ballads; one of England's greatest critics and theorists of literature and imagination; as well as autobiographer, nature-writer, philosopher, theologian, psychologist and distinguished speaker. Throughout his life, he confided his thoughts and emotions to his notebooks, where we can still see his speculations and observations taking shape. This edition presents a selection from this unique work, newly presented, with notes and commentary, for the student as well as the general reader.
Reviews / Votes
Every single page of this precious book yields up riches. No one interested in human thought and feeling should be without it. * Stephen Romer, Guardian Review * fhese impassioned little jottings and snippets reveal the philosopher in the poet more clearly than any of his more ponderous works, and they are lovely to dip into. * Daily Telegraph, 23 November 2002 * A marvellously judged and varied selection. * P J Kavanagh, Spectator, 14 September 2002 * An invaluable aid for all those interested in this fertile writer's private life. * Contemporary Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
General readers interested in the writings of Coleridge, as well as students and scholars in the field.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
412 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-871202-2 (9780198712022)
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Person
Seamus Perry is the author of Coleridge and the Uses of Division (OUP 1999), Coleridge: Interviews and Recollections (Palgrave 2000), and, with Nicola Trott, is editor of 1800: The New Lyrical Ballads (Palgrave 2001).
Content
Preface ; Introduction ; Abbreviations ; Textual Note ; Census of Manuscripts ; I. THE WEST COUNTRY 1794-1798 ; II. GERMANY, LONDON, THE LAKES 1798-1804 ; III. LONDON, MALTA, ITALY 1804-1806 ; IV. THE LAKES, LONDON 1806-1810 ; V. LONDON, WILTSHIRE 1810-1816 ; CODA: HIGHGATE 1816-1820 ; Commentary ; Index