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 Lyrical Ballads - William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Description: ISBN 1840225351 / Author: William Wordsworth / Genre: Drama / Poetry / Criticism / Originally published 200 years ago, Lyrical Ballads is ... more  Lyrical Ballads - William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge ... published here as it was compiled by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Accepted as one of the most influential books of English poetry, it includes The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey.Newest Review: ... be interpreted in many ways but there is a clear Christian element prevailing, as well as the ancient theme of the Quest. ... more ... The poem tells the story of a sailor who on a voyage shot an Albatross and subsequently endures storms and madness. This may seem odd but the albatross is seen to represent God and once shot, is hung around the mariner's neck. At this point it also symbolises a crucifix and weighs heavily upon him. Great storms wrack the ship and the rest of the crew perish leaving the Mariner alone, tied to the mast of his ship with the albatross still there. As he drifts alone through the ocean the Mariner reflects on many things...more |
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Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9781840225358
Pages: 352, Paperback, Wordsworth Editions Ltd - Books/Subjects/P ... |
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Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9781405840606
Pages: 448, Edition: 2, Paperback, Longman - Books/Subjects/Poetr ... |
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Lyrical Ballads - William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner (286 words)
by lilizard - written on 28.09.01 (Useful, 888 readings)
Rating:
Although only one of the works in this volume, it is worth buying for this epic Of Coleridge's alone. There is so much going on in this poem and so much has been written about it that it is hard to know where to begin! The themes are numerous, influenced by Coleridge's opium addiction and religious quandary. The symbols used can be interpreted in many ways but there is a clear Christian element prevailing, as well as the ancient theme of the Quest. The poem tells the story of a sailor who on a voyage shot an Albatross and subsequently endures storms and madness. This may seem odd but the albatross is seen to represent God and once shot, ...
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