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    Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an influential English poet and philosopher in the late 18th-early 19th century. He was one of the founders of the Romantic movement in English literature. Two of his most famous poems, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, are considered some of the greatest poems in the English language. Coleridge also wrote extensively on philosophical subjects, with his most famous work being Biographia Literaria. He struggled with depression and opium addiction throughout his later life and died at the age of 52.

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    Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an influential English poet and philosopher in the late 18th-early 19th century. He was one of the founders of the Romantic movement in English literature. Two of his most famous poems, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, are considered some of the greatest poems in the English language. Coleridge also wrote extensively on philosophical subjects, with his most famous work being Biographia Literaria. He struggled with depression and opium addiction throughout his later life and died at the age of 52.

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    S.T. Coleridge - Kubla Khan

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    Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an influential English poet and philosopher in the late 18th-early 19th century. He was one of the founders of the Romantic movement in English literature. Two of his most famous poems, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, are considered some of the greatest poems in the English language. Coleridge also wrote extensively on philosophical subjects, with his most famous work being Biographia Literaria. He struggled with depression and opium addiction throughout his later life and died at the age of 52.

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    Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

    A Biography
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an
    English poet, best known in his time
    as a literary critic and philosopher.
    He was immensely influential in
    English literature as one of the
    founders of the English Romantic
    Movement and when one talks
    about 'the Romantic poets,' it's
    Coleridge's name that springs to
    mind.
    Two of Coleridge's poems, The Rime
    of the Ancient Mariner and Kub/a
    Khan are possibly the two most
    famous poems in the English
    language. Everyone who has ever
    studied English poetry will have
    encountered them. Although not so
    well-known, several of his other
    poems are equally fine.

    Coleridge was not only a poet - he


    was an academic and intellectual
    and wrote on several philosophical
    subjects. His most famous prose
    work is Biographia Literaria, a
    literary autobiography which is still
    used in universities as a textbook of
    literary criticism and analysis.

    Coleridge suffered for most of his


    adult life from depression. He sank
    into opium addiction and died in
    Highgate aged fifty-two.
    Summary of Kubla Khan
    Kubla Khan summary gives a brief
    description of the famous romantic
    poem, Kubla Khan. The poem tells us
    about the kingdom of Kubla Khan. We
    learn about a mythical city known as
    Xanadu. The poem describes Kubla
    Khan as a powerful ruler who has great
    command. His authoritativeness lies in
    the fact that he can order for a pleasure
    dome to be built on merely one order.
    This pleasure dome is no less than a
    miracle as it comprises of caves of ice.

    What's miraculous is that it is present


    in a sunny area. Thus, Kubla Khan
    summary describes this rare dome.
    Moreover, it also beautifully illustrates
    the remote land cape of Xanadu. The
    poem comprises of green sunny spots,
    bright gardens, blossom-laden trees
    and much more. You can imagine a
    beautiful vision of the land through the
    mere description of it in Kubla Khan
    Kubla Khan summary explains the
    poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It is a
    fragment of a dream he has after
    reading about Kubla Khan from a book.
    He very beautifully imagines and
    describes a palace he read about.

    The first stanza begins with the poet


    imagining Kubla Khan in the city of
    Xanadu. He sits there while
    commanding from his lavish palace
    dome. A huge river of Alph is flowing
    through the enormous chambers and
    mixing into the sea.

    Tall towers and walls protect the capital


    that has stunning gardens with a
    streamlet and aromatic plants. Kubla
    Khan summary also describes the old
    fores ts covered with green trees with
    sunlight shining on them.
    Further, the second stanza takes us
    through a deeper imagination
    describing divine creativity. The sloping
    hill having green plants also has a rift
    and the mosses are covering them.

    He compares it to the wild and natural


    love of a woman crying in the memory
    of her demonic lover. This rift has an
    endless commotion as if the earth is
    breathing furiously though it.

    Moreover, there is also a holy river


    which flows through the woods as well
    as the valley in a zigzag manner. The
    next stanza now combines human
    creativity and divine creativity.

    Thus, it results in artefacts. Kubla Khan


    can hear the voices of his deceased
    ancestors foretelling about the future
    war. Further, the poem describes the
    shadow of the luxurious palace dome
    floating in the air.
    The poet also describes it as a miracle
    because of the sunny location and ice
    cave co-exist. Finally, the last stanza
    tells us about a dream the poet has. He
    sees a damsel playing a musical
    instrument.

    She is a black girl probably belonging to


    Ethiopia. While playing her instrument,
    she is singing for Mount Abora. This
    impresses the poet as he says he is not
    capable of reviving her symphony and
    sound in him.

    This is rare as he considers her


    superior, which was uncommon back
    then. He hopes he could have the same
    symphony as the girl so as to build the
    dome-like pleasure dome. Thus, this
    would make him more attractive and
    appealing to the audience.
    He wishes that it would result in the
    audience appreciating his poetry and
    praising him. Thus, they will be able to
    imagine things deeply as he does.
    Thereby, would achieve paradise by
    building the dome and having the
    symphony.

    Conclusion of Kubla Khan Summary

    Kubla Khan summary takes us through


    the beautiful land of Xanadu through
    its vivid description. It explores the
    theme of man along with nature. It's a
    highly romantic poem focusing on
    humans and natural forces beautifully.

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