Tim Fulford Knihy

This new collection enables students and general readers to appreciate Coleridge's renewed relevance 250 years after his birth. An indispensable guide to his writing for twenty-first-century readers, it contains new perspectives that reframe his work in relation to slavery, race, war, post-traumatic stress disorder and ecological crisis. Through detailed engagement with Coleridge's pioneering poetry, the reader is invited to explore fundamental questions on themes ranging from nature and trauma to gender and sexuality. Essays by leading Coleridge scholars analyse and render accessible his extraordinarily innovative thinking about dreams, psychoanalysis, genius and symbolism. Coleridge is often a direct and gripping writer, yet he is also elusive and diverse. This Companion's great achievement is to offer a one-volume entry point into his incomparably rich and varied world.

Exploring landscape description in the works of notable writers such as Thomson, Cowper, and Wordsworth, the book delves into the interplay between liberty and authority during Britain's evolving national identity. It highlights the tensions authors faced in relating to the public sphere, presenting a fresh perspective on the literary and political dynamics that shaped the early eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Fulford's analysis reveals how these descriptions were integral to broader societal debates.

Focusing on the late poems of the Lake Poets, this book delves into their importance and the development of their careers during this period. It examines how these works reflect their evolving artistic visions and the broader literary context of the time, highlighting the poets' contributions to the Romantic movement and their lasting impact on literature.

Exploring the interplay between historical poetics and book history, this work highlights how Romanticism emerged from collaborative literary circles. Fulford utilizes a diverse array of print materials, such as political squibs, magazine essays, illustrated tour poems, and journals, to illustrate the shared tropes and forms that define the Romantic era. The examination reveals the intricate connections between literature and its social context during this vibrant period.