Coleridge's Play of mind / John Beer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beer, John B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834.

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor.

Poets, English--19th century--Biography.

Poets, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Coleridge's Play of Mind' is a comprehensive & searching biographical investigation into the life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Focusing on themes & ideas, it traces the development of his varying interests & obsessions, notably in the field of psychology.

Contents:

Contents; Frontispiece; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Missing Playground; 2. Fantastic Sportiveness; 3. Dances of the Intellect and Emotions; 4. Coleridge and Mackintosh: Revisionary Poet and Simpering 'Dungfly'; 5. Nature, Poetry, and the Vicissitudes of Love; 6. Coleridge, Tom Wedgwood, and Conceptions of the Mind; 7. Wordsworthian Naturalism and the Coleridgean Sublime; 8. Public Journalism, Private Affections; 9. Politics, Principle, and The Friend; 10. Fascinations of the Esoteric; 11. The Poet as Critic, Critic as Poet; 12. Shakespeare's Plays of Passion

13. Mental Energies, Ancient and Modern14. Interinvolving Guilt and Innocence; 15. Lucency and Florescences; 16. Questioning Closure; 17. 'Obstinate in Resurrection'; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-157674-3

9786612768170

1-282-76817-4

OCLC:

922970116