Anima Poetæ

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 4.1
Word count
431K words
Chapters
44

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English Originals Literary Appreciation Writing ThoughtsComplex HumanitySpiritual PracticeDaily ReflectionsPhilosophical MusingsIntellectual CommentaryBeautiful EssaysSelf-ReflectionPoetics EssaysAesthetic Reflection

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Anima Poetæ by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeAuthor: Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Dec 25, 2012

Editor's review

Anima Poetæ is a posthumously compiled collection of Coleridge's notebooks and thought fragments, revealing the intellectual underpinnings of this English Romantic poet and thinker. Unlike complete poems or essays, the book unfolds in the form of fragments, jottings, and musings on poetics, philosophy, religion, and observations on life; the writing is lively and跳跃, preserving many traces of unfinished thought. Its value lies in letting readers glimpse the workshop of thought behind the creative work and understand how Coleridge fused philosophical reflection with poetic sensibility. The reading experience resembles leafing through a thinker's private notebook, suited to slow reading and repeated chewing over rather than reading straight through. Readers interested in Romantic literature and intellectual history may use it as supplementary material for studying Coleridge, reading it alongside his poems and biographies for greater reward.

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Reading tips

  1. There is no need to read straight through; read a few notes each day and annotate them.
  2. Read alongside Coleridge's poems and biographies to understand the context behind the fragments.
  3. Keep a notebook to record passages that strike you and write brief responses.
  4. When you encounter philosophically dense passages, skip them for the time being and return later to avoid frustration.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

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FAQ

Was this book compiled by Coleridge himself? No. This book is a posthumous collection of Coleridge's notebooks and thought fragments compiled by others, so its organization is relatively loose and preserves many traces of unfinished, unpolished thought; readers should understand its fragmentary nature.
Can I read this book without having read Coleridge's poetry? You can, but your understanding will be diminished. Many of the notes relate to his poetics and philosophical reading; having first read his representative poems and a basic biography will help you better grasp the intellectual context and references behind the fragments.
Is this book suitable for reading in one sitting? Not really. The fragmentary notebook format is跳跃 and uneven in information density; continuous reading can easily become tiring. Reading a few notes each day and savoring them with annotations and review better suits the book's stylistic character.

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About the author

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) was a major English poet and critic of the Romantic movement. The library holds 21 of his works, including complete poetical collections, a single long narrative poem, selected poems, and prose criticism. His best-known work, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is distinguished by its strange sea narrative, supernatural imagery, musical language, and rich imagination. Biographia Literaria sets out his critical ideas on imagination, fancy, and poetic language, exerting a lasting influence on later literary theory. His poetry often blends philosophical reflection, religious feeling, and natural description, combining the simplicity of ballad form with meditative speculation. Public information is limited, so this note relies mainly on the library's holdings to describe his subjects, style, and literary influence without inventing biographical details.