"Kubla Khan." "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." "The Eolian Harp." Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a genius who wrote some of the greatest poems in the history of the English language. Together with his friend William Wordsworth, he provided the best articulation of Romanticism, as well as some of the most powerful examples of that aesthetic. This collection includes not only Coleridge's poetry, but also some selections from his insightful essays and letters about poetry. But of course, it's the poems that count the most, as evidenced by this excerpt from one of Coleridge's less legendary works, his beautiful tribute "To William Wordsworth," which was written after hearing his friend give an especially moving reading. These sentiments could easily apply to the author himself: "The tumult rose and ceased: for Peace is nigh / Where Wisdom's voice has found a listening heart."
Ernest Hartley Coleridge Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Ernest Hartley Coleridge fu uno studioso letterario e poeta britannico, profondamente coinvolto nel lavoro accademico sui manoscritti di suo nonno Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Essendo l'ultimo della sua famiglia a curare queste opere significative, si dedicò a preservare e interpretare questa eredità letteraria. I suoi scritti riflettono un profondo coinvolgimento con i temi e gli stili caratteristici del suo celebre antenato, contribuendo a una più ricca comprensione delle tradizioni letterarie inglesi. Fu anche fondamentale negli sforzi per conservare gli spazi fisici associati alla vita e all'opera di suo nonno.
