Quotations by S.T. Coleridge

Coleridge, S[amuel] T[ailor](1772-1834), Nineteenth century English romantic poet, critic, and philosopher "The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman" ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge "A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and...

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Yeats' Handling of Myth, Philosophy and History

The Remoteness, heroism and mystery of myth have always fascinated writers. Yeats too, was greatly enthused by the charm of myth and used it in numerous poems to reveal his complex philosophical understandings.  Yeats was keen to replace traditional Greek and Roman mythological figures with figures...

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Spiritual Confict in Herbert’s Poems

The metaphysical style is perhaps the most original and outlandish poetic tendency of the 17th century. John Donne was the first of the metaphysical poets and the one who did most to influence the others. Among the most important of Donne’s followers, George Herbert is distinguished for his carefully...

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