The Coleridge Legacy : Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Intellectual Legacy in Britain and America, 1834–1934

This Book Examines The Development Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Intellectual Legacy In Britain And America From 1834 To 1934 By Focusing On His Late Role As The Sage Of Highgate And His Programme Of Educating Young Minds Who Were Destined For The Higher Professions (particularly Preaching And Teaching). Chapters Assess His Pedagogy And His Late Publications, His Posthumous Reputation, And His Influence On Aesthetics, Theology, Philosophy, Politics And Social Reform. The Book Discusses A Wide Range Of British And American Intellectuals, Including Thomas And Matthew Arnold, F. D. Maurice, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, Shadworth Hodgson, T. H. Green, James Marsh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Horace Bushnell, William James And John Dewey. It Demonstrates How Coleridgean Ideas Were Developed And Distorted Into Something He Would Never Have Recognized As His Own And Emphasizes His Significance As A Catalyst Who Played A Vital Role In Shaping The Intellectual Vocation Of The Long Nineteenth Century. Philip Aherne. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction: The Elusive Legacy (Philip Aherne)....Pages 1-20 The Sad Ghost: Coleridge as the Sage of Highgate (Philip Aherne)....Pages 21-54 The Ruined Man: Coleridge’s Posthumous Reputation (Philip Aherne)....Pages 55-87 The Power of Criticism: Poetry, Aestheticism, and Literary Criticism (Philip Aherne)....Pages 89-126 The Construction of Doubt: Reflection, Faith, and the Knowledge of God (Philip Aherne)....Pages 127-168 The Endurance of Idealism: Ethics, Epistemology, and the Self (Philip Aherne)....Pages 169-199 The Religion of Politics: The State, the Church, and Political Economy (Philip Aherne)....Pages 201-237 The Harmony of Society: The Clerisy, Liberal Education and the Idea of Culture (Philip Aherne)....Pages 239-277 Conclusion: The Coleridgean Vocation (Philip Aherne)....Pages 279-288 Back Matter ....Pages 289-307