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Biographia Literaria

Biographia Literaria

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

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PhilosophyLetters & EssaysLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1025303326
ISBN13: 9781025303321
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Biographia Literaria is Samuel Taylor Coleridge's seminal work of autobiography and literary criticism, serving as a profound exploration of the creative mind and the nature of poetry. In this philosophical masterpiece, Coleridge charts his own intellectual development while engaging deeply with the aesthetic and metaphysical questions of the Romantic era. The text is perhaps most famous for its landmark distinction between 'Fancy' and 'Imagination, ' a conceptual framework that reshaped the understanding of poetic genius and the mechanics of artistic creation.

Throughout the work, Coleridge provides insightful critiques of his contemporaries, most notably William Wordsworth, offering a rigorous examination of the Lyrical Ballads and the principles of poetic language. Blending personal memoir with rigorous philosophical inquiry, Biographia Literaria traverses subjects ranging from German transcendentalism to the psychological processes of perception. It remains an essential cornerstone of Western literary theory, offering readers a window into one of the most brilliant and complex minds of the 19th century. This work is a foundational text for anyone interested in the development of English literature, the philosophy of art, and the history of ideas.

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