ISBN: 9781447497370

THE ROAD TO XANADU. PREFACE: THE story which this book essays to tell was not of the tellers choosing.I t simply came, with supreme indifference to other plans, and autocratically deman… More...

THE ROAD TO XANADU. PREFACE: THE story which this book essays to tell was not of the tellers choosing.I t simply came, with supreme indifference to other plans, and autocratically demanded right of way.A glittering eye and a skinny hand and a long gray beard could not have done more summary execution, nor, for that matter, could the Wedding-Guest himself who also had other fish to fry have been, at the outset, a more reluctant auditor.But the reluctance swiftly passed into absorbing interest, as the meaning of the chance glimpse which did the business was disclosed.For the agency which cast the spell was not, as it happened, a pair of marvellous fairy-tales at all, nor even the provocative and baffling personality of their creator.It was the imaginative energy itself, surprised as it seemed to me at work behind these fabrics of its weaving.If I Gas right, and if I could make clear to others what I thought I saw myself, I had no alternative.That the aperpi, such as it was, should come through The Ancient Mariner, when I wasintent at the moment upon Chaucers rich humanity, was, to be sure, more than a little disconcerting.It was so, however, that it chose to come, and Wyrd goeth as she will.Once started on, however, the story has been written in its present form I fear I. must confess quite frankly for the writers own enjoyment - in part for the sheer pleasure of following into unfamiliar regions an almost untrodden path not a little for that fearful joy one snatches from the effort to exhibit, with something that approaches clarity, the order which gives meaning to a chaos of details.It would have been easy in comparison to communicate, for the edification of a narrow circle only, a mass of observations to the pages of some learned journal, and let it go at that.But the subject in itself was far too interesting, and the light it seemed to throw upon a wider field far too significant, to warrant any but the broadest treatment I could give it.I am not sure, indeed, that one of the chief services which literary scholarship can render is not precisely the attempt, at least, to make its findings available and interesting, if that may be beyond the precincts of its own solemn troops and sweet societies.At all events, that is the adventurous enterprise of this volume.Its facts I think I can safely vouch for. As for the interpretation thereof, that is the core of the book...; EPUB; Reference & Languages > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies: general, Howard Books<

2013, ISBN: 9781447497370

This vintage book contains John Livingston Lowes's most famous work, 'The Road to Xanadu'. In this text Lowes examines the various sources of Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'… More...

This vintage book contains John Livingston Lowes's most famous work, 'The Road to Xanadu'. In this text Lowes examines the various sources of Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan', exploring the books that he believed Coleridge would have read. It offers a fascinating insight into the creative process of the master poet. This is a text that will appeal to those with an interest in Coleridge and his most famous poems, and is a book not to be missed by the discerning poet and student of poetry. The chapters of this book include: 'Chaos', 'The Falcon's Eye', 'The Deep Well', 'The Shaping Spirit', 'The Magical Synthesis', 'Joiner's Work: An Interlude', 'The Loom', 'The Pattern', 'The Fields of Ice', 'The Courts of the Sun', 'The Journeying Moon', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in a modern, affordable edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. This vintage book contains John Livingston Lowes's most famous work, 'The Road to Xanadu'. In this text Lowes examines the various sources of Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan', exploring the books that he believed Coleridge would have read. It offers a fascinating insight into the creative process of the master poet. This is a text that will appeal to those with an interest in Coleridge and his most famous poems, and is a book not to be missed by the discerning poet and student of poetry. The chapters of this book include: 'Chaos', 'The Falcon's Eye', 'The Deep Well', 'The Shaping Spirit', 'The Magical Synthesis', 'Joiner's Work: An Interlude', 'The Loom', 'The Pattern', 'The Fields of Ice', 'The Courts of the Sun', 'The Journeying Moon', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in a modern, affordable edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: E-book; Verschijningsdatum: 2013-04-16; Aantal pagina's: 688 pagina's; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; Betrokkenen: Auteur(s): John Livingstone Lowes; Uitgever: Dyer Press; Lees mogelijkheden: Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet) | Overige e-reader; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; EAN: Overige kenmerken: Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 2013-04-18; Engels | E-book | 9781447497370 | 688 pagina's, Boeken, Poëzie, Bloemlezingen & Letterkunde, Literatuurwetenschap, Dyer Press<

ISBN: 9781447497370

This vintage book contains John Livingston Lowes's most famous work, 'The Road to Xanadu'. In this text Lowes examines the various sources of Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'… More...

This vintage book contains John Livingston Lowes's most famous work, 'The Road to Xanadu'. In this text Lowes examines the various sources of Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan', exploring the books that he believed Coleridge would have read. It offers a fascinating insight into the creative process of the master poet. This is a text that will appeal to those with an interest in Coleridge and his most famous poems, and is a book not to be missed by the discerning poet and student of poetry. The chapters of this book include: 'Chaos', 'The Falcon's Eye', 'The Deep Well', 'The Shaping Spirit', 'The Magical Synthesis', 'Joiner's Work: An Interlude', 'The Loom', 'The Pattern', 'The Fields of Ice', 'The Courts of the Sun', 'The Journeying Moon', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in a modern, affordable edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. Digital Content>E-books>Classics>Lit Studies>Lit Theory & Criticism, Read & Co. Classics Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781447497370

THE ROAD TO XANADU. PREFACE: THE story which this book essays to tell was not of the tellers choosing. I t simply came, with supreme indifference to other plans, and autocratically demand… More...

THE ROAD TO XANADU. PREFACE: THE story which this book essays to tell was not of the tellers choosing. I t simply came, with supreme indifference to other plans, and autocratically demanded right of way. A glittering eye and a skinny hand and a lo THE ROAD TO XANADU. PREFACE: THE story which this book essays to tell was not of the tellers choosing. I t simply came, with supreme indifference to other plans, and autocratically demanded right of way. A glittering eye and a skinny hand and a lo, Dyer Press<

ISBN: 9781447497370

By John Livingstone Lowes PRINT ISBN: 9781443738118 E-TEXT ISBN: 9781447497370 Edition: 0 Read Books Ltd. eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., Read Books … More...

By John Livingstone Lowes PRINT ISBN: 9781443738118 E-TEXT ISBN: 9781447497370 Edition: 0 Read Books Ltd. eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., Read Books Ltd.<