Coleridge

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Name: Vaghela Sejal Pareshbhai.

No : 32

Paper No: 3

Paper Name: Literary Theory & Criticism

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Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge

►He was born in 21 He was born in 21 October 1772October 1772

►He was died in 25 He was died in 25 July1834July1834

►He was an English He was an English poet, Literary critic poet, Literary critic and Philosopher and Philosopher

► He was a founder of the Romantic He was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.of the Lake Poets.

► He wrote the poems Like:He wrote the poems Like:

1.1. The Rime of the Ancient MarinerThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner

2.2. KublakhanKublakhan► His critical work is contained in 24 His critical work is contained in 24

chapters of Biographia literaria chapters of Biographia literaria (1815-17)(1815-17)

Coleridge’s views on poemsColeridge’s views on poems

►Coleridge points out that “poetry of the Coleridge points out that “poetry of the highest kind may exist without the highest kind may exist without the contradistinguishing objects of a poem”.contradistinguishing objects of a poem”.

►““This distinction between ‘poetry’ and This distinction between ‘poetry’ and poem’’ is not clear, and instead of definingpoem’’ is not clear, and instead of defining

Poetry he proceeds to describe a poet, and Poetry he proceeds to describe a poet, and from the poet he proceeds to enumerate from the poet he proceeds to enumerate the characteristics of the imagination”.the characteristics of the imagination”.

Coleridge’s views on criticColeridge’s views on critic

►Coleridge is the first English critic who Coleridge is the first English critic who based his literary criticism on based his literary criticism on philosophical principles. While critics philosophical principles. While critics before him had been content to turn a before him had been content to turn a poem inside out and to discourse on poem inside out and to discourse on its merits and demerits, Coleridge its merits and demerits, Coleridge busied himself with the basic question busied himself with the basic question of ‘how it came to be there at all’. He of ‘how it came to be there at all’. He was more interested in the creative was more interested in the creative process that made it, what it was, process that made it, what it was, them in the finished product.them in the finished product.

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