Shaping Spirits, or, Imagination and "Abstruse Research": the perils of metaphysics and Coleridge's loss of form in the years of his philosophical accomplishment

The mystical nature of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poems, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', 'Christabel' and 'Kubla Khan' has intrigued readers for over two centuries. Of these full poems only the "Rime" is complete and yet they all still enjoy the scrutiny of a wide audience. This thesis examines the circumstances surrounding Coleridge's inability to continue writing such poems of imaginative force.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

School of Languages and Literatures

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Nicol, Timothy Keith

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Anderson, Peter

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12392

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12392