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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate... Read Full Overview

If the voice that is heard in the later poetry is a more labouring one, it is one that remains true to Coleridge's great themes. The role of imagination was always hard to come to terms with: sometimes it seemed to have acted as a dangerous and elusive will-o-the-wisp, sometimes... Read Full Overview

This volume contains a substantial selection of Coleridge's poetry, the complete Biographia Literaria, generous extracts from other prose works, and a sampling of his more informal writings.

In her introduction Heather Jackson, editor of this new collection of Coleridge's poetry, points to this poet as "one of the most fascinating minds in European intellectual history." Jackson's selection of his verse reveals that diversity and versatility form the main characteristics... Read Full Overview

This volume contains much of Coleridge's poetry, the complete Biographia Literaria, substantial extracts from other prose works, and a generous sampling of his more informal writings.