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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Description for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Paperback. Tells the story of a nightmare voyage to the South Pole told by the sole survivor, the bright-eyed ancient mariner whose wanton killing of an albatross, a bird of good omen, brought misfortune on the ship and all its crew. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARINA WARNER AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY MERVYN PEAKE
Coleridge's celebrated poem was written at the suggestion of William Wordsworth in the early days of their friendship, and published for the first time in 1798. It is the story of a nightmare voyage to the South Pole told by the sole survivor, the bright-eyed ancient mariner whose wanton killing of an albatross, a bird of good omen, brought misfortune on the ship and all its crew.
The poem is brilliantly illustrated by Mervyn Peake. His powerful, arresting images perfectly express the qualities of the text, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099561538
SKU
V9780099561538
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Ref
99-48
About Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), one of the most imaginative poets of the English Romantic Movement, was also its most influential thinker and philosopher. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was written early in his life, during a period of intense and impassioned creativity, and, like all his best work, has a visionary quality with strong religious and metaphysical overtones. ... Read more
Reviews for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Astonishingly, the poem's spell doesn't seem to weaken over the years... The scenery remains thrillingly hellish, while laced with photographically realistic meteorological effects, and the narrative drive is irresistible
Guardian
Some of his [Coleridge's] poems are indisputably great, and the greatest is probably 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'
Daily Telegraph
The greatest sea poem in ... Read more
Guardian
Some of his [Coleridge's] poems are indisputably great, and the greatest is probably 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'
Daily Telegraph
The greatest sea poem in ... Read more