Coleridge's Metaphors of Being

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Coleridge's Metaphors of Being
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Edward Kessler
SeriesPrinceton Essays in Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:218
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691627984
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

In an original and provocative demonstration that Coleridge's later poetry took on a powerful metaphysical conception, Edward Kessler emphasizes Coleridge's struggle with language as a means of both expressing and creating Being. While many of Coleridge's late poems are generally viewed as fragments that constitute an aesthetic failure, Professor K