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The Symbolic Imagination: Coleridge and the Romantic Tradition
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Symbolic Imagination: Coleridge and the Romantic Tradition
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) J. Robert Barth
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Series | Princeton Essays in Literature |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:172 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies - poetry and poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691616704
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Classifications | Dewey:821.7 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
8 March 2015 |
Publication Country |
United States
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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
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