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Overview

This edition of Coleridge's classic Romantic poem reprints the 1798 and 1817 texts on facing pages to encourage comparison along with critical essays, newly commissioned or revised for students, that examine "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" from five contemporary critical perspectives. Each critical essay is accompanied by a succinct introduction to the history, principles, and practice of the critical perspective, and by a bibliography that promotes further exploration of that approach.

In this illustrated edition of the classic poem, a sailor recounts the terrible fate that befell his ship when he shot down an albatross.

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Publishers Weekly
"It is an ancient Mariner, and he stoppeth one of thee...." Although these ominous lines perennially instill fear of final exams and term papers in the minds of high school students and Romantic English majors, they're not often remembered by adults. Mason's reading of Coleridge's 1796 epic poem is at once hypnotic and stirring. The Academy Award-nominated actor reads the chilling tale involving clashes with sea monsters, a boat swarming with zombies and a dice game with Death in an authoritative English accent. Like the ocean surrounding the Mariner's ship, his voice ebbs and flows with the imaginative poem's various heights. He quickly rattles off, "water, water, every where, and all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" but gently whispers "And I had done an hellish thing, and it would work `em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird that made the breeze to blow." Coleridge (1772-1834), uses words to make the fantastical believable, and here, Mason brings those words vividly to life. A bonus track features Mason's animated reading of The Hunting of the Snark, an eight-canto poem by Lewis Carroll. (Feb.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot
Caldecott award winning artist Ed Young has provided his own interpretation of this poem of the sea that has been deemed one of the greatest. His pencil and pastel artwork evoke the somberness of a tale that can be appreciated by both the very young who enjoy the cadence of the rhyme and older children for its mystery.
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Gr 4 Up-- One of the classic poems of the romantic period of English literature has been illustrated with charcoal drawings and full-color, full-page pastel seascapes by Young. Coleridge's masterpiece has much to recommend it to a modern audience because of its central theme of the importance of ``all things both great and small;'' also, the mysterious supernatural events, the skeleton ship, and the zombie crew are occult touches that will appeal to many young readers. However, Coleridge's 18th-century rhymes and references make difficult reading and, although the marginal asides are helpful, much of the religious structure of the poem and many of the archaic words remain obscure. Although they may admire Young's dramatic pictures and will certainly enjoy the rich format of the book, few 20th-century readers will persevere unaided through all seven parts of this work of penitence. Its primary audience is adults who wish to preserve and use a recognized piece of English literature by reading it aloud to a new generation of young people. --Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
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Intended as a college-level introduction to the poem, this volume presents the 1798 and 1817 versions side by side, followed by five different critical approaches of the poem (reader-response, Marxist, New Historical, psychoanalytic, and deconstructivist) with discussion of each theoretical treatment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
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A world of fantasy that nevertheless reflects the human condition emerges from Samuel Coleridge's famous tale of a doomed sea voyage. This beautiful facsimile of the 1876 edition includes Gustave Dor‚'s original surrealistic black-&-white illustrations, which perfectly match Coleridge's eerie, haunting imagery. 10 1/2" x 14 3/4".
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781558361737
  • Publisher: Advanced Global Distribution
  • Publication date: 3/1/1990
  • Pages: 50

Meet the Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English Romantic writer, philosopher, and poet. Coleridge was a founder of the English Romantic movement and a member of the Lake Poets. Born in Devon, Coleridge had a sickly childhood and suffered from bouts of anxiety and depression as an adult. He is best known for his long poems like KUBLA KHAN and RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, but also wrote a number of influential prose pieces like BIOGRAPHICA LITERARIA.
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Table of Contents

About the Series
About This Volume
Pt. 1 "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner": The 1798 and 1817 Texts
Biographical and Historical Contexts 3
The 1798 and 1817 Texts 25
Pt. 2 "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner": A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism
A Critical History of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 79
Reader-Response Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 97
Coleridge and the Deluded Reader: "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 113
Marxist Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 131
How Marxism Reads "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 148
The New Historicism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 168
Sameness or Difference? Historicist Readings of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 187
Psychoanalytic Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 220
An I for an Eye: "Spectral Persecution" in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 238
Deconstruction and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 261
Voice and Ventriloquy in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 282
Combining Critical Perspectives on the "Rime" 315
Wordsworth in the "Rime" 319
Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms 343
About the Contributors 356
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  • Posted August 10, 2009

    There was a definite parable to this book and a lesson to be learned. You must respect all of gods creatures on this earth.

    Though hard to follow at times it truly conveys messages of horror,doom sadness, shame and eventual deliverance and a new found respect of gods creatures.Man realizes his actions can influence many others fates.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 6, 2009

    It's Poetry

    Coleridge is an early Romantic poet and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is easily his most well known work. What makes this slender volume worth owning is the woodcut illustrations of Gustav Dore. They are beautiful works of art on their own and add to the understanding and appreciation of the poem.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 27, 2010

    Super

    This has always been one of my all time favorites. I liked everything about this book. I would highly recommend it to anyone.
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    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 8, 2009

    Excellent Classic

    Thought-provoking tale. Reminds me of the sea and some of the men I sailed with.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 29, 2006

    The most amazing poem i have ever read

    surprisingly, i didn't read this poem for school,albeit, i have started to incorporate it into my school work. Trust me, anyone with a soul will enjoy the rime.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 16, 2013

    A Mariner freely kills one of God¿s innocent creatures (an albat

    A Mariner freely kills one of God’s innocent creatures (an albatross). Guilt, punishment and redemption soon follow him and his crew. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner brings many metaphoric messages about treatment of life and is the origin of the symbol of the albatross being one of heavy guilt and an obstacle to success.
    As the mariner’s ship sails through stormy and fog filled seas, an albatross arrives as a “bird of good omen” to follow the ship and is thought to bring on good luck. The mariner though, decides to kill the bird and the crew cries out against what he has done. Later, as the fog clears and all appears to be calm again, the crew forgives him and makes themselves accomplices of the killing. The ship then sails on toward the north and halts in calm seas, and there it brings a draught that leaves the mariner and crew surrounded by water without anything to drink. The draught is soon to be considered a curse for the killing of the albatross, and soon after the crew of 200 men begins to die one by one. They hang the bird around the neck of the mariner to remind him of the curse he has caused. And as they die their eyes remain open, staring at the mariner further bringing guilt and blame. This haunts him and as they travel further toward the South Pole where there are no signs of life the mariner finds he is alone. The mariner is being punished for his sin of killing the albatross and prays for all of God’s creatures. Rain begins to fall signaling a break of the curse that has brought draught and killed the crew. Then, a Hermit sails toward the mariner through calm seas. The Hermit teaches through his own example to love all that God made and frees the mariner of his guilt and relieve him of his sins.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 18, 2013

    Favourite poem

    This is my favourite poem ever. Ill try not to sound too English majory, but i really koved Coleridge's vivid usage of imagery. I also loved the divinity of nature intertwining with the divinity of Christ through the metaphor of the Albatross. Grest poem. It will always be my favourite

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 12, 2013

    I rethought the olden day sailors

    The illustrations are amazing and poetry also

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  • Posted September 13, 2011

    would never read again

    I cannot believe some teachers still require reading this. I have alway thought of my time reading it was pure torture.

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