A Voyage in Vain: Coleridge's Journey to Malta in 1804
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0860721590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Book by Hayter, Alethea
The Romantic poets and the Napoleonic Wars, sally tarbox Covering six weeks in 1804 when the poet Samuel Taylor-Coleridge embarked on a voyage to Malta for the sake of his health (plus his other issues: "terrifying intermissions of poetic impulse, the raw decay of his marriage, unfulfilled love for another woman, unacknowledged servitude to opium.")Referring to his diaries and letters, Alethea Hayter gives a picture of life on board a small ship, Coleridge's illnesses and inspira\tions from the sea and landscape.Yet this is not just an account of those few weeks: as we read of his letters to friends, they too are introduce