Coleridge's Metaphors of Being

Hardback

Main Details

Title Coleridge's Metaphors of Being
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Edward Kessler
SeriesPrinceton Essays in Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:218
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691648224
ClassificationsDewey:821.7
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
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