Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 3836 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772 1834 Coleridge, S. T. (Samuel Taylor) Biographia Literaria Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographia_Literaria Tapio Riikonen and David Widger "Biographia Literaria" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a philosophical work written in the early 19th century. The book serves as both an autobiographical reflection on Coleridge's literary career and a discourse on the nature of poetry, poetic diction, and criticism, with particular attention to influences from contemporaries and his own evolving thoughts. Coleridge reflects on his education, the impact of various poets on his development, and his perspective on the discrepancies in poetic expression across different eras. The opening of "Biographia Literaria" introduces the author's motivations for writing the work, highlighting the reception of his early poetry and the criticism aimed at it. Coleridge discusses his journey of self-discovery as a poet, emphasizing the influence of his schooling and the guidance of his mentor, Reverend James Bowyer. He recalls the initial reception of his youthful compositions and how feedback on their obscurity and complexity spurred his trajectory toward a more lucid and impactful poetic style. Furthermore, he expresses the significance of understanding poetic diction and the distinct roles that contemporary poets played in shaping his literary outlook. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Poetry Aesthetics Criticism Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. Lyrical ballads PR Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 981394 2025-08-03T06:31:53.666854 text/html 993740 2023-10-14T17:30:50 text/html 551620 2025-08-03T06:32:03.373825 application/epub+zip 566643 2025-08-03T06:31:55.249880 application/epub+zip 464110 2025-08-03T06:31:54.417897 application/epub+zip 726038 2025-08-03T06:32:09.521809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715089 2025-08-03T06:32:02.688815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696937 2022-09-03T10:16:11.777858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860111 2025-08-03T06:31:52.490897 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 859936 2023-10-14T15:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17214 2025-08-03T06:32:09.651807 application/rdf+xml 9045 2025-08-03T06:31:54.671852 image/jpeg 1891 2025-08-03T06:31:54.542853 image/jpeg 476157 2025-08-03T06:31:53.759894 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia