The Symbolic Imagination: Coleridge and the Romantic Tradition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Symbolic Imagination: Coleridge and the Romantic Tradition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) J. Robert Barth
SeriesPrinceton Essays in Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:172
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691616704
ClassificationsDewey:821.7
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Studying the nature of symbol in Coleridge's work, Father Barth shows that it is central to Coleridge's intellectual endeavor in poetry and criticism as well as in philosophy and theology. He finds symbol to be an essentially religious reality for Coleridge, one that partakes of the nature of a sacrament, especially sacrament as an encounter betwee