Samuel Taylor Coleridge - The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

Do yourself a favor and buy this work. It contains the poetry and writings of a true genius of literary criticism and a man whose literary philosophy is one that shaped a generation. A man on the level of Dr. Johnson who is a must read for any student of 19th century literary thought. I like that it is in one volume and that OWC included an index of first lines as well as titles to help the readers find the poem needed.

Every thing a fan of Coleridge could want in one book. Great value for all the work that went into this book

The book arrived ok and it was not dammaged at all

S.T. Coleridge is an interesting poetic figure. An opium addict who imaged an imaginary country called 'Xanadu', based on an Asian legend about one of the descendants of Genghis Khan, Coleridge's visions are very scattered and lacking in unity. His poems, while some soar to great heights, are often confusing or pedestrian, and in this regard he is a lesser poet than Blake or Milton. Despite this and his constant dabblings in various religions and his unsystematic attempts to grasp a deep unity in the universe and in all knowledge in the realm of the spirit, along with some beautiful poems like the Ancient Mariner and some good essays and prose works (such as the Biographia) make Coleridge an essential part of any canon of English literature. He is a genius, even if not an outstanding one, and worth reading at least once. The Oxford Collections are generally of very high standard and worth purchasing for every canonical author.

this is an excellent collection of coleridge--i used it for my MA thesis and it had all the major works that i needed. i was extremely disappointed in the binding, however. it is not the usual OWC binding, which is one of my favorites, but a cheaper, less resiliant one. for a collection of this size, this is somewhat problematic.

Opera encomiabile, edizione illegibile per via dei caratteri troppo piccoli.

A true poet of good taste

Might still be wandering Abora's sister-flowered slopes, lonely within its lenticulars, but for this comprehensive pocket guide to Pushkin me through.

Just a fantastic read

Straight forward transaction . Book was ordered for my daughters A level studies. She thinks the book itself is fine- but the play is not the easiest to comprehend