The Cambridge Companion to Coleridge (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the most influential, and one of the most enigmatic, of all Romantic figures. This Cambridge Companion does full justice to the many facets of Coleridge's life and work. Specially commissioned essays focus on his major poems, his notebooks and the Biographia Literaria. Attention is given to his role as talker, journalist, critic, and philosopher, his politics, religion, and his contemporary and subsequent reputation. A chronology and guides to further reading complete the volume, making this an indispensable guide to Coleridge and his work. Aiming To Do Justice To The Many Facets Of His Life And Work, These Essays Cover Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Role As Talker, Journalist, Critic And Philosopher, His Politics, His Religion And His Reputation Then And Now. The Coleridge's Life / Kelvin Everest -- The 'conversation' Poems / Paul Magnuson -- Slavery Superstition In The Supernatural Poems / Tim Fulford -- Biographia Literaria / James Engell -- The Notebooks / Josie Dixon -- The Later Poetry / J. C. C. Mays -- The Talker / Seamus Perry -- The Journalist / Deirdre Coleman -- The Critic / Angela Esterhammer -- The Political Thinker / Peter J. Kitson -- The Philosopher / Paul Hamilton -- The Religious Thinker / Mary Anne Perkins -- Gender / Julie Carlson -- Symbol / James C. Mckusick -- Coleridge's Afterlife / John Beer. Edited By Lucy Newlyn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-261) And Index.