Coleridge On Shakespeare by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A collection of close readings and critical reflections that probes the nature of Shakespeare’s dramatic genius, arguing that his power springs from a creative imagination that unifies plot, character and language into organic wholes. The essays examine major plays to show how vivid characterization, psychological motive, moral complexity and the measured use of the supernatural generate tragic pleasure and theatrical truth, while articulating a theory of poetic imagination (as distinct from mere fancy) and emphasizing rhythm, diction and dramatic construction as essential to his enduring artistry.
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