A Frost at Midnight - A Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s‚ A Frost at Midnight [1798]‚ is a conversation poem whereby the mind of the poet and his or her environment are brought into intimate contact. The rhythm of the poem is subtle and unforced carefully suggesting real rhythms of speech. Coleridge has achieved this effect by using blank verse‚ few full rhymes and few end stops. It is a deeply personal poem to his sleeping infant son. The setting is in a cottage at
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power of nature surrounding oneself. In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem‚ “This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison‚” Coleridge uses tone and a slight amount of imagery‚ to express his point of view of the leaving of his friends‚ during which he is observing nature and its scenery while describing in great detail what he thinks of it through his imagination‚ to conclude that humans have a better understanding of life when looking at nature
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Preface to Shakespeare by Samuel Johnson Summary Samuel Johnson’s preface to The Plays of William Shakespeare has long been considered a classic document of English literary criticism. In it Johnson sets forth his editorial principles and gives an appreciative analysis of the “excellences” and “defects” of the work of the great Elizabethan dramatist. Many of his points have become fundamental tenets of modern criticism; others give greater insight into Johnson’s prejudices than into Shakespeare’s
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English poet of the Romantic school‚ one of the so-called "Lake Poets"‚ and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. Although his fame has been long eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ Southey’s verse still enjoys some popularity. Southey was also a prolific letter writer‚ literary scholar‚ essay writer‚ historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan‚ John Wesley‚ William Cowper‚
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teach us. But passion and party blind our eyes‚ and the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern‚ which shines only on the waves behind us.” This is one of the famous quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). In his one of the magnificent work‚ “The Rime of the ancient Mariner”‚ Coleridge has been able to prove his quote mentioned above. The decision made by the young and excited Mariner to kill the albatross helping them and the consequences which was faced by the entire sailing
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Cited: 1. Coleridge‚ Samuel Taylor . Christabel; Kubla Khan‚ a vision; The pains of sleep Oxford University‚ 1816 2. Dobson‚ Austin and Goldsmith‚ Oliver ; The deserted village: a poem written by Oliver Goldsmith and illustrated by Edwin A. Abbey‚ R. Harper & brothers‚ 1902
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Romantics favored more natural‚ emotional and personal artistic themes. The romantics of the era were painters‚ philosophers and poets. But the fame of this era lies with the poets. Such as Wordsworth and Coleridge‚ the renowned poets of this era. Other popular poets were Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ William Blake‚ John Keats‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley Lord Byron. Romanticism‚ according to these poets mainly was all about unabashed emotions. Wordsworth in his preface to the lyrical ballads defined romantic
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Chapter 19 The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism * Napolean Bonaparte (Napolean I) * Military and political leader; emperor * France * 1769-1821 * Established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sough to spread the ideas of the Revolution. Highly successful in the war. * Horatio Nelson * Flag officer in the Royal Navy * England * 1758-1805 * Notable for his inspirational leadership‚ superb grasp of strategy
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is considered one of the greatest poets during the English Romantic Period. He is also considered‚ only next to Shakespeare‚ one of the greatest sonneteers. There are some historians that even believe that William Wordsworth‚ along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ helped launch the Romantic Period. This statement has been debated between historians‚ but one thing that they do agree on is‚ William Wordsworth shaped the literary era. The Romantic Period was a time that allowed artistic freedom. The
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