In "The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge," James Gillman offers an insightful biography that intricately weaves together the life events, philosophies, and literary contributions of one of English poetry's most enigmatic figures. Gillman employs a meticulous literary style, blending narrative with critical analysis to illuminate Coleridge's revolutionary ideas and the turbulent circumstances that shaped his work. Set against the backdrop of the Romantic era, the biography delves into Coleri...

In "The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge," James Gillman offers an intricate portrait of the poet-philosopher's life, weaving together an exploration of his profound literary contributions and the complex interplay of his personal struggles. The narrative, rich in detail and insight, navigates through Coleridge's milieu, characterized by Romanticism's embrace of emotional depth and philosophical inquiry. Gillman employs a literary style that is both lyrical and analytical, deftly capturing ...

"The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge" by James Gillman is a profound exploration of the life and mind of one of the most significant figures in English literature. Gillman, who was a close friend and physician to Coleridge, provides an intimate portrait of the poet's struggles with creativity, addiction, and mental health. The biography delves into Coleridge's philosophical ideas, his relationships with contemporaries like Wordsworth, and his lasting impact on poetry and literary criticism...

A fantastic biography of the famous poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as his founding, along with William Wordsworth, of the Romantic Movement in England.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Complete Works World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best Coleridge collection, including the most complete set of Austen’s works available plus many free bonus materials.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, founded the Romantic Movement in England. Some of his works are the most famous in English lite...

This illustrated edition reconstructs Samuel Taylor Coleridge through the interplay of lyric, criticism, reminiscence, and visual accompaniment. Rather than presenting Romantic poetry as an isolated achievement, it places celebrated lyrics alongside searching accounts of imagination, friendship, illness, conversation, and literary reputation. The volume's range—from visionary verse and reflective prose to biographical anecdote—illuminates the tensions between the mythic Romantic figure and...

The Life and Legacy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a meticulously curated anthology that presents a tapestry of literary styles, ranging from the poetic elegance of the Romantic era to the incisive criticism of early 19th-century essays. At its heart, this collection encapsulates the rich and complex legacy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, offering readers a multifaceted exploration of his life, influence, and enduring appeal. Through an engaging variety of standout pieces, the anthology invites...

This collection seeks to place Pudd’nhead Wilson—a neglected, textually fragmented work of Mark Twain’s—in the context of contemporary critical approaches to literary studies. The editors’ introduction argues the virtues of using Pudd’nhead Wilson as a teaching text, a case study in many of the issues presently occupying literary criticism: issues of history and the uses of history, of canon formation, of textual problematics, and finally of race, class, and gender.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president; the visionarty who remained curio...

An absorbing, insightful profile of the revolutionary leader, president, husband, and father from one of our best historians, now in a beautiful new package.John Adams was unique among the nation’s founders in leaving a record of his most intimate thoughts and feelings. Instinctively candid and politically incisive, Adams offers the clearest view of the ambitions and principles that drove the revolutionary generation. Passionate Sage offers a brilliant int...

For over two centuries, America has celebrated the same African-American culture it attempts to control and repress, and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the strange practice of blackface performance. Born of extreme racial and class conflicts, the blackface minstrel show appropriated black dialect, music, and dance; at once applauded and lampooned black culture; and, ironically, contributed to a "blackening of America." Drawing on recent research in cultural studies and so...

It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste--the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics--existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. But to the contrary, Slavery and the Culture of Taste demonstrates that these two areas of modernity were surprisingly entwined. Ranging across Britain, the antebellum South, and the West Indies, and examining vast archives, including portraits, period painti...