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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARINA WARNER AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY MERVYN PEAKE Coleridge's celebrated poem was written at the suggestion of William Wordsworth in the early days of their friendship, and published for the first time in 1798. It is the story of a nightmare voyage to the South Pole told by the sole survivor, the bright-eyed ancient mariner whose wanton killing of an albatross, a bird of good omen, brought misfortune on the ship and all its crew. The poem is brilliantly illustrated by Mervyn Peake. His powerful, arresting images perfectly express the qualities of the text, its gothic atmosphere and supernatural terrors, ultimately softened by pity and the hope of redemption.
Great title poem plus `Kubla Khan,` `Christabel,` 20 other sonnets, lyrics, odes: `Sonnet: To a Friend who asked how I felt when the Nurse first presented my Infant to me,` `Frost at Midnight,` `The Nightingale,` `The Pains of Sleep,` `To William Wordsworth,` `Youth and Age,` many more. Alphabetical
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is not only Coleridge's best-known work, but it has also been deemed one of the greatest of all English literary ballads. Gustave Dore's magnificent engravings for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are among the later works of the great French illustrator. The intensely
This collection of more than 820 wonderful poems, both long and short, covers seven and a half centuries of English verse from all parts of the British Isles. Here is a treasure-house of over seven centuries of English poetry, chosen and introduced by Christopher Ricks, whom Auden described as exact
This superb compilation showcases the art of Gustave Dor , one of the nineteenth century's most prolific and successful book illustrators. Brimming with stunning images created to accompany the world's greatest literature, this volume compiles the very finest and most famous plates from Dor 's work.
