The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Complete, Authoritative Texts of the 1798 and 1817 Versions With Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical ... (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) - Hardcover
Intended as a college-level introduction to the poem, this volume presents the 1798 and 1817 versions side by side, followed by five different critical approaches of the poem (reader-response, Marxist, New Historical, psychoanalytic, and deconstructivist) with discussion of each theoretical treatment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Gustave Dore's magnificent engravings for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are among the later works of the great French illustrator. The intensely evocative poem provided Doré with the long-awaited opportunity to convey limitless space on a gigantic scale, and he exploited the poem's fantastic range of atmosphere to the limits of its possibilities. The terrifying space of the open sea, the storms and whirlpools of an unknown ocean, the vast icy caverns of Antarctica, the hot equatorial sea swarming with monsters, all of the amazing visual elements that make Coleridge's masterpiece one of the most exciting and most memorable poems in the English language are unforgettably engraved in Doré's plates.
This edition reproduces all of the plates to perfection, in their original size. The illustrations and the text of the poem appear on facing pages, so that the imaginative kinship of Doré and Coleridge is delightfully evident on every page: the illustrations capture all the moods of the poem in their full intensity, bringing the images evoked by the words into clear visual focus.
Unabridged and slightly rearranged republication of the 1878 American edition. Text slightly amended to conform to the authoritative 1834 edition of the poem.See every Dover book in print atwww.doverpublications.com
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This edition reproduces all of the plates to perfection, in their original size. The illustrations and the text of the poem appear on facing pages, so that the imaginative kinship of Doré and Coleridge is delightfully evident on every page: the illustrations capture all the moods of the poem in their full intensity, bringing the images evoked by the words into clear visual focus.
Unabridged and slightly rearranged republication of the 1878 American edition. Text slightly amended to conform to the authoritative 1834 edition of the poem.See every Dover book in print atwww.doverpublications.com
Coleridge's own commentary on the fateful story of the bright-eyed ancient mariner, written some years later at a time of renewed religious feeling, is printed alongside the poem.
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- ISBN 10 0312219172
- ISBN 13 9780312219178
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages358
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Complete, Authoritative Texts of the 1798 and 1817 Versions with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Contemporary Critical Perspectives (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover, x + 358 pages, NOT ex-library. Mildly used, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Limited signs of gentle wear. Dust jacket is untorn, with a bit of creasing along the edges, scuffed tips of flap corners, shelfworn marks and fine scratches. -- This edition of Coleridge's classic Romantic poem reprints the 1798 and 1817 texts (on facing pages to encourage comparison) along with critical essays, newly commissioned or revised for students, that examine "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" from five contemporary critical perspectives: reader response, Marxist, psychoanalytic, deconstructionist, and new historical. A sixth essay demonstrates how these various approaches can be combined. Each critical essay is accompanied by a succinct introduction to the history, principles, and practice of the critical perspective, and by a biography that promotes further exploration of that approach. In addition, the text and essays are complemented by an introduction to biographical and historical contexts of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", a survey of critical responses to the poem since its initial publication, and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms. -- Contents: Pt.1. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner": The 1798 and 1817 Texts: -- Biographical and Historical Contexts; The 1798 and 1817 Texts; Pt.2. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner": A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism: -- A Critical History of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" [A Critical History: A Selected Bibliography]; Reader-Response Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" [What Is Reader-Response Criticism?; Reader-Response Criticism: A Selected Bibliography; A Reader-Response Perspective: Coleridge and the Deluded Reader: "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" / Frances Ferguson]; Marxist Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" [What Is Marxist Criticism?; Marxist Criticism: A Selected Bibliography; A Marxist Perspective: How Marxism Reads "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" / David Simpson]; The New Historicism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" [What Is New Historicism?; The New Historicism: A Selected Bibliography; A New Historicist Perspective: Sameness or Difference? Historicist Readings of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" / Raimonda Modiano]; Psychoanalytic Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" [What Is Psychoanalytic Criticism?; Psychoanalytic Criticism: A Selected Bibliography; A Psychoanalytic Perspective: An I for an Eye: "Spectral Persecution" in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" / Anne Williams]; Deconstruction and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" [What Is Deconstruction?; Deconstruction: A Selected Bibliography; A Deconstructive Perspective: Voice and Ventriloquy in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" / Susan Eilenberg]; Combining Critical Perspectives on the "Rime" [Wordsworth in the "Rime" / Paul H. Fry]; Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms. Seller Inventory # 005373
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