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Overview
Meeting Coleridge was one of the Romantic age's most memorable experiences, and many of his contemporaries left vivid records—Wordsworth, Lamb, Hazlitt, Keats, Emerson, and many now forgotten. This book is a comprehensive, fully annotated collection of such reminiscences. Drawing on an eclectic range of material (including journals, letters, poems, and comic portraits), and printing many texts otherwise difficult to access, it will prove an invaluable resource for students of romanticism, as well as a treasure-trove for Coleridge's many fans.
Synopsis
Meeting Coleridge was one of the Romantic age's most memorable experiences, and many of his contemporaries left vivid records--Wordsworth, Lamb, Hazlitt, Keats, Emerson, and many now forgotten. This book is a comprehensive, fully annotated collection of such reminiscences. Drawing on an eclectic range of material (including journals, letters, poems, and comic portraits), and printing many texts otherwise difficult to access, it will prove an invaluable resource for students of romanticism, as well as a treasure-trove for Coleridge's many fans.
Booknews
This compilation gathers the writings of both well-known and minor historical figures on the life of Coleridge from his youth to his last years. Perry (English, U. of Glasgow) incorporates selections from eulogies, journals, letters, and poems, as well as his own annotations and contextualizations, to provide an almost biographical exploration of this great poet. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)