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The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetry, Plays, Literary Essays, Lectures, Autobiography and Letters (Classic Illustrated Edition)

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The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetry, Plays, Literary Essays, Lectures, Autobiography and Letters (Classic Illustrated Edition) is an unparalleled compilation that reflects the essence of Romanticism through its rich tapestry of lyrical poetry, profound philosophical essays, and stimulating literary criticism. Coleridge's distinctive literary style, marked by vivid imagery and musicality, invites readers to explore the depths of imagination and the intricacies of the human experience. The context of this collected works encompasses not only his influence on literature but also his engagement with contemporaneous thinkers, providing a multifaceted view of his intellectual pursuits and contributions to literary theory. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a seminal figure in the English Romantic movement, was deeply motivated by his fascination with nature, philosophy, and the supernatural. His journeys into the realms of imagination and spirituality were influenced by personal struggles with health and substance, which often informed his writings. Coleridge's collaboration with fellow Romantic poets, particularly William Wordsworth, and his explorations into mysticism and the creative process showcase his enduring legacy as a pioneering literary figure. This comprehensive edition is a must-read for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of literature alike, offering a thorough insight into Coleridge's thoughts and teachings. Engaging with his works not only enhances one's understanding of the Romantic period but also encourages readers to reflect on the philosophical and artistic questions that permeate contemporary discourse. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for 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.

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1Introduction

95THE AUTHOR’S ADDRESS TO THE READER. (pt. 2)

2Introduction

96REFLECTIONS, INTRODUCTORY TO MORAL AND RELIGIOUS APHORISMS. ON SENSIBILITY.

3Author Biography

97ELEMENTS OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY, PRELIMINARY TO THE APHORISMS ON SPIRITUAL RELIGION. (pt. 1)

4Historical Context

98ELEMENTS OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY, PRELIMINARY TO THE APHORISMS ON SPIRITUAL RELIGION. (pt. 2)

5Synopsis (Selection)

99ELEMENTS OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY, PRELIMINARY TO THE APHORISMS ON SPIRITUAL RELIGION. (pt. 3)

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6The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetry, Plays, Literary Essays, Lectures, Autobiography and Letters (Classic Illustrated Edition)

100APHORISM.

7Introduction:

101AN ESSAY ON FAITH; NOTES ON THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER; AND A NIGHTLY PRAYER.

8The Spirit of the Age: Mr. Coleridge by William Hazlitt

102ARTICLES OF RELIGION.

9A Day With Samuel Taylor Coleridge by May Byron

103CONFESSIONS OF AN INQUIRING SPIRIT AND MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS FROM “THE FRIEND”: INTRODUCTION (pt. 1)

10The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by James Gillman

104CONFESSIONS OF AN INQUIRING SPIRIT AND MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS FROM “THE FRIEND”: INTRODUCTION (pt. 2)

11PREFACE.

105HINTS TOWARDS THE FORMATION OF A MORE COMPREHENSIVE THEORY OF LIFE: Preface. (pt. 1)

12CHAPTER III.

106HINTS TOWARDS THE FORMATION OF A MORE COMPREHENSIVE THEORY OF LIFE: Preface. (pt. 2)

13CHAPTER IV.

107OMNIANA. 1812

14Poetry:

108THE FRENCH DECADE.

15Notable Works:

109THE END MAY JUSTIFY THE MEANS.

16The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

110A COURSE OF LECTURES

17Part the First.

111PROSPECTUS.

18Part the Second.

112LECTURE X. DONNE — DANTE — MILTON — PARADISE LOST.

19Part the Third.

113LITERARY NOTES

20Part the Fourth.

114NOTES ON SIR THOMAS BROWN’S ‘RELIGIO MEDICI’. 1802.

21Part the Fifth.

115FOR THE HYMN ON THE SUN.

22Part the Sixth.

116SPECIMENS OF THE TABLE TALK OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE.

23Part the Seventh.

117PREFACE.

24Kubla Khan; or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment

118CRANVILLE PENN AND THE DELUGE. — RAINBOW. (pt. 1)

25Christabel: Preface

119CRANVILLE PENN AND THE DELUGE. — RAINBOW. (pt. 2)

26France: An Ode

120VARRO. — SOCRATES. — GREEK PHILOSOPHY. — PLOTINUS. — TERTULLIAN. (pt. 1)

27LYRICAL BALLADS, WITH A FEW OTHER POEMS (1798)

121VARRO. — SOCRATES. — GREEK PHILOSOPHY. — PLOTINUS. — TERTULLIAN. (pt. 2)

28THE RIME OF THE ANCYENT MARINERE

122HOUSE OF COMMONS APPOINTING THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY (pt. 1)

29THE FOSTER-MOTHER’S TALE

123HOUSE OF COMMONS APPOINTING THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY (pt. 2)

30LINES LEFT UPON A SEAT IN A YEW-TREE WHICH STANDS NEAR THE LAKE OF ESTHWAITE, ON A DESOLATE PART OF THE SHORE, YET COMMANDING A BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT

124CHRISTIAN SABBATH.

31THE NIGHTINGALE

125On the &#x27;Prometheus&#x27; of Æschylus

32THE FEMALE VAGRANT

126Note on Chalmers&#x27;s &#x27;Life of Daniel&#x27;

33GOODY BLAKE, AND HARRY GILL, A TRUE STORY

127Notes on Sir Thomas Browne&#x27;s &#x27;Religio Medici&#x27;

34LINES WRITTEN AT A SMALL DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE, AND SENT BY MY LITTLE BOY TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THEY ARE ADDRESSED

128Notes on Sir Thomas Browne&#x27;s Garden of Cyrus

35LYRICAL BALLADS, WITH OTHER POEMS (1800)

129Formula Fidei de SS. Trinitate

36PREFACE

130Notes on Field

37LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING.

131Notes on Donne

38LINES WRITTEN A FEW MILES ABOVE TINTERN ABBEY, ON REVISITING THE BANKS OF THE WYE DURING A TOUR

132Notes on Henry More

39VOLUME II

133Notes on The Pilgrim&#x27;s Progress

40THE TWO THIEVES.

134Notes on John Smith

41THE CONVERSATION POEMS: The Eolian Harp

135Letter to a Godchild

42The Complete Poems in Chronological Order

136Notes on The Life of St. Theresa

431787 EASTER HOLIDAYS

137Notes on Burnet’s Life of Bishop Bedell

441794 PERSPIRATION. A TRAVELLING ECLOGUE

138Notes on Baxter’s Life of himself

451795 TO WILLIAM GODWIN

139Notes on Leighton

461796 THE DESTINY OF NATIONS: A VISION

140Notes on Sherlock’s Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity

471797 THE RAVEN

141Notes on Waterland’s Vindication of Christ’s Divinity

48Plays:

142Notes on Skelton’s Works

49OSORIO

143Notes on Andrew Fuller’s Clavinistic and Socinian Systems Examined and Compared

50DRAMATIS PERSONAE

144Notes on Whitaker’s Origin of Arianism Disclosed

51ACT THE FOURTH

145Notes on Oxlee on The Trinity and Incarnation1

52REMORSE

146Notes on A Barrister’s Hints on Evangelical Preaching

53PREFACE

147Notes on Davison’s Discourses on Prophecy

54SCENE II

148Notes on Irving’s Ben-Ezra

55THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRE: ACT I

149Notes on Noble’s Appeal

56ZAPOLYA: A CHRISTMAS TALE IN TWO PARTS

150Essay on Faith

57PART I: THE PRELUDE, ENTITLED ‘THE USURPER’S FORTUNE’

151Complete Letters

58ACT III

152LETTERS OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

59The Translations:

153INTRODUCTION

60THE PICCOLOMINI

154PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF S. T. COLERIDGE

61PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

155CHAPTER I STUDENT LIFE 1785-1794

62SCENE XIII

156XI. TO MARY EVANS.

63THE DEATH OF WALLENSTEIN

157XIX. TO THE REV. GEORGE COLERIDGE.

64PREFACE OF THE TRANSLATOR TO THE FIRST EDITION

158XXXIV. TO THE SAME.

65SCENE IV

159XXXIX. TO THE SAME.

66Literary Essays, Lectures and Memoirs:

160CHAPTER II EARLY PUBLIC LIFE 1795-1796

67BIOGRAPHIA LITERARIA

161LX. TO THOMAS POOLE.

68CHAPTER I

162LXIX. TO THOMAS POOLE.

69CHAPTER IV (pt. 1)

163LXXV. TO JOHN THELWALL.

70CHAPTER IV (pt. 2)

164XC. TO THE SAME.

71CHAPTER XIII (pt. 1)

165XCVIII. TO THOMAS POOLE.

72CHAPTER XIII (pt. 2)

166CHAPTER VI A LAKE POET 1800-1803

73CHAPTER XX

167CXXVI. TO THE SAME.

74CHAPTER XXIII

168CXXX. TO THE SAME.

75ANIMA POETAE

169CXLI. TO ROBERT SOUTHEY. (pt. 1)

76PREFACE

170CXLI. TO ROBERT SOUTHEY. (pt. 2)

77CHAPTER I

171CXLI. TO ROBERT SOUTHEY. (pt. 3)

78CHAPTER II

172CXLI. TO ROBERT SOUTHEY. (pt. 4)

79CHAPTER III

173CHAPTER VII A LONG ABSENCE 1804-1806

80CHAPTER IV

174CXLIX. TO ROBERT SOUTHEY.

81CHAPTER V

175CHAPTER VIII HOME AND NO HOME 1806-1807

82CHAPTER VI

176CLXXIV. TO DANIEL STUART.

83CHAPTER VII

177CLXXXIV. TO J. J. MORGAN.

84CHAPTER VIII

178CXCV. TO THOMAS POOLE.

85CHAPTER IX

179BIBLIOGRAPHIA EPISTOLARIS

86CHAPTER X

180PART I. POETRY (pt. 1)

87SHAKSPEARE, WITH INTRODUCTORY MATTER ON POETRY, THE DRAMA AND THE STAGE

181PART I. POETRY (pt. 2)

88Definition of Poetry.

182CHAPTER IV. CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS OF COLERIDGE

89Notes On The “Tempest.”

183CHAPTER VI. THE LYRICAL BALLADS; GERMANY (pt. 1)

90“Henry IV. — Part II.” (pt. 1)

184CHAPTER VI. THE LYRICAL BALLADS; GERMANY (pt. 2)

91“Henry IV. — Part II.” (pt. 2)

185CHAPTER VI. THE LYRICAL BALLADS; GERMANY (pt. 3)

92“The Alchemist.”

186Analysis

93AIDS TO REFLECTION

187Reflection

94THE AUTHOR’S ADDRESS TO THE READER. (pt. 1)

188Memorable Quotes

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