《英国文学》课程PPT教学课件（English Literature）Part VII 3 Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

1.Life and Literary Career ll.Literary Outlook and Philosophy Ill.Major Works IV.Characteristics of His Poems

❖ I. Life and Literary Career ❖ II. Literary Outlook and Philosophy ❖ III. Major Works ❖ IV. Characteristics of His Poems

I.Life and Literary Career *poet,critic born in Ottery St.Mary,Devonshire son of a clergy man received education at Cambridge but left without a degree

I. Life and Literary Career ❖ poet, critic ❖ born in Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire ❖ son of a clergy man ❖ received education at Cambridge but left without a degree

Inspired by the radical thinkers with their idealism,joined Robert Southey in a utopian plan of establishing an ideal democratic community in America,named "Pantisocracy." In the spring of 1797,met and began his long friendship with William Wordsworth

❖ Inspired by the radical thinkers with their idealism, joined Robert Southey in a utopian plan of establishing an ideal democratic community in America, named "Pantisocracy." ❖ In the spring of 1797, met and began his long friendship with William Wordsworth

The following year,they published a joint volume of poetry,Lyrical Ballads,which become a landmark in English poetry. Coleridge's poem,"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner",was included in the volume

❖ The following year, they published a joint volume of poetry, Lyrical Ballads, which become a landmark in English poetry. ❖ Coleridge's poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, was included in the volume

The years 1797 and1798 were among the most fruitful of Coleridge's life. In 1798,he traveled with the Wordsworths to Germany. In 1810,Coleridge quarreled seriously with Wordsworth

❖ The years 1797 and1798 were among the most fruitful of Coleridge’s life. ❖ In 1798, he traveled with the Wordsworths to Germany. ❖ In 1810, Coleridge quarreled seriously with Wordsworth

Although they reconciled with each other later on,their friendship had never reached its former intimacy. In 1813,his tragic drama Remorse received popular welcome

❖ Although they reconciled with each other later on, their friendship had never reached its former intimacy. ❖ In 1813, his tragic drama Remorse received popular welcome

In 1816,he wrote,Biographia Literaria his major prose work ~a series of autobiographical notes and dissertations on many subjects includes some brilliantly perceptive literary criticism

❖ In 1816, he wrote, Biographia Literaria his major prose work a series of autobiographical notes and dissertations on many subjects includes some brilliantly perceptive literary criticism

Il.Literary Outlook and Philosophy Philosophically and critically,Coleridge opposed the limitedly rationalistic trends of the 18th-century thought

II. Literary Outlook and Philosophy ❖ Philosophically and critically, Coleridge opposed the limitedly rationalistic trends of the 18th-century thought

He courageously stemmed the tide of the prevailing doctrines derived from Hume <sadvocating a more spiritual and religious interpretation of life based on what he had learnt from Kant (康德)and Schelling(谢林)

❖ He courageously stemmed the tide of the prevailing doctrines derived from Hume advocating a more spiritual and religious interpretation of life based on what he had learnt from Kant (康德) and Schelling (谢林)