Christabel & Kubla Khan: A Vision in a Dream (Unabridged) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Gothic Romance, Opium Dream Visions, and the Supernatural Imagination of English Romantic PoetryBy Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Length1h 44m
About this audiobook
Christabel & Kubla Khan: A Vision in a Dream (Unabridged) brings together two of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's most haunting achievements in Romantic poetry. "Christabel," with its medieval setting, supernatural ambiguity, and experimental accentual meter, reshapes Gothic romance into a study of innocence, desire, and moral contagion. "Kubla Khan," famously subtitled "A Vision in a Dream," is a fragment of extraordinary musicality, where exotic landscape, imperial power, and poetic imagination converge in incantatory language. Together, these poems stand at the center of British Romanticism's fascination with dream, mystery, and the creative unconscious. Coleridge, poet, critic, philosopher, and co-author of Lyrical Ballads, was among the most intellectually restless figures of his age. His interests in German idealism, theology, psychology, and the supernatural deeply inform these works. Personal struggles—ill health, opium use, spiritual anxiety, and an intense belief in the visionary function of poetry—help explain their fragmented brilliance and preoccupation with altered states of perception. This edition is recommended for readers drawn to Romantic literature, Gothic atmosphere, and poetry that tests the boundaries of language and consciousness. It offers an essential encounter with Coleridge's visionary art at its most enigmatic and enduring.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (117)
Includes Goodreads
GenrePoetry
Length1 hr 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Christabel & Kubla Khan: A Vision in a Dream (Unabridged) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Christabel & Kubla Khan: A Vision in a Dream (Unabridged)
7Christabel
8Kubla Khan; or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment
9Analysis
10Reflection
11Memorable Quotes
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