Coleridge and the Philosophy of Poetic Form

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, British
Cover of the book Coleridge and the Philosophy of Poetic Form by Ewan James Jones, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ewan James Jones ISBN: 9781316054734
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: July 31, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Ewan James Jones
ISBN: 9781316054734
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 31, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Ewan James Jones argues that Coleridge engaged most significantly with philosophy not through systematic argument, but in verse. Jones carries this argument through a series of sustained close readings, both of canonical texts such as Christabel and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and also of less familiar verse, such as Limbo. Such work shows that the essential elements of poetic expression - a poem's metre, rhythm, rhyme and other such formal features - enabled Coleridge to think in an original and distinctive manner, which his systematic philosophy impeded. Attentiveness to such formal features, which has for some time been overlooked in Coleridge scholarship, permits a rethinking of the relationship between eighteenth-century verse and philosophy more broadly, as it engages with issues including affect, materiality and self-identity. Coleridge's poetic thinking, Jones argues, both consolidates and radicalises the current literary critical rediscovery of form.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Ewan James Jones argues that Coleridge engaged most significantly with philosophy not through systematic argument, but in verse. Jones carries this argument through a series of sustained close readings, both of canonical texts such as Christabel and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and also of less familiar verse, such as Limbo. Such work shows that the essential elements of poetic expression - a poem's metre, rhythm, rhyme and other such formal features - enabled Coleridge to think in an original and distinctive manner, which his systematic philosophy impeded. Attentiveness to such formal features, which has for some time been overlooked in Coleridge scholarship, permits a rethinking of the relationship between eighteenth-century verse and philosophy more broadly, as it engages with issues including affect, materiality and self-identity. Coleridge's poetic thinking, Jones argues, both consolidates and radicalises the current literary critical rediscovery of form.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Poetry, Modernism, and an Imperfect World by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Economic Reform in India by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book The Hydrogen Economy by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Paul Tillich by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Genocide and International Relations by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Origins of Political Extremism by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Market Justice by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Extraordinary Responsibility by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Tidal Inlets by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Constitutional Dialogue by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Clinical Mitochondrial Medicine by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book The Transformation of American International Power in the 1970s by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Trade Cooperation by Ewan James Jones
Cover of the book Financial Products by Ewan James Jones
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy