Coleridge the Sublime Somnabulist
Charpentier, John
London: Constable & Co., 1929. F 332 pages; frontispiece illustration portrait of Coleridge; translated by M.V. Nugent; following Coleridge's career from youth, travel in Germany, Keswick & Malta; chapter on the "Seer of Highgate" with creative criticism, voluntary prisoning, religion & philosophy; bibliography at back; Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) British poet and philosopher, schoolfellow & friend of Charles Lamb, read Greek, medicine and metaphysics, adopted extreme views in politics and religion, joined Robert Southey & Robert Lovell & other Pantisocrats in their scheme to found a communistic colony on the Susquehanna Pennsylvania, began preaching as a Unitarian minister and also began laudanum ingestion and became a virtual slave to opium, still, remained lecturing and teaching and took a leading part in the introduction of English thinkers to the results of German thought (DNB); previous ownership name on endpaper of Gerhard Magnus; original publisher's blue cloth, gilt titled binding; some light edge, tips wear to cloth; very good condition. Very Good H (Item ID: 14362)
$35.00
