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“The greatest sea poem in the language” (Jonathan Raban)
Descrizione del libro
An entrancing, illustrated edition of one of the most celebrated poems of all time.
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New edition for kindle with original illustrations based on wood engravings by Gustave Doré, restored, enhanced and coloured in a brilliant deep blue tint.Download the free sample or “look inside” to give it a try.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads. Modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss. Along with other poems in Lyrical Ballads, it was a signal shift to modern poetry and the beginning of British Romantic literature.
The text of the novel is complete and unabridged (1834 edition) and there are all 38 original illustrations by Gustave Doré restored and enhanced.
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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, its gothic atmosphere and supernatural terrors, ultimately softened by pity and the hope of redemption.
L’autore
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was the English poet and author of works including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Kahn, and the Biographia Literaria. Along with William Wordsworth, he was one of the founders of the Romantic Movement.
