The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism Series) / Edition 1

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Paul H. Fry

Overview

This edition of Coleridge's poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner contains both the 1798 and 1817 texts along with critical essays focused on reader response, Marxist, psychoanalytic, deconstructionist, and new historical.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312112233
Publisher:	Bedford/St. Martin's
Publication date:	03/15/2000
Series:	Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism Series , #1
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.55(w) x 8.21(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

PART I."THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER": THE 1798 AND 1817 TEXTS

Biographical and Historical Contexts
The 1798 and 1817 Texts

PART II. "THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER": A CASE STUDY IN CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM

A Critical History of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
A Critical History: A Selected Bibliography

Reader-Response Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
What Is Reader-Response Criticism?
Reader-Response Criticism: A Selected Bibliography
A Reader-Response Perspective:
Frances Ferguson, Coleridge and Deluded Reader: "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Marxist Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
What Is Marxist Criticism?
Marxist Criticism: A Selected Bibliography
A Marxist Perspective:
David Simpson, How Marxism Reads "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

New Historicism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
What Is New Historicism?
New Historicism: A Selected Bibliography
A New Historicist Perspective
Raimonda Modiano, Sameness or Difference? Historicist Readings of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Psychoanalytic Criticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
What Is Psychoanalytic Criticism?
Psychoanalytic Criticism: A Selected Bibliography
A Psychoanalytic Perspective:
Anne Williams, An I for an Eye: "Spectral Persecution" in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Deconstruction and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
What Is Deconstruction?
Deconstruction: A Selected Bibliography
A Deconstructive Perspective:
Susan Eilenberg, Voice and Ventriloquy in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Combining Critical Perspectives on the "Rime"
Paul H. Fry, Wordsworth in the "Rime"

Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms

About the Contributors

Editorial Reviews

Intended as a college-level introduction to the poem, this volume presents the 1798 and 1817 versions side by side, followed by five different critical approaches of the poem (reader-response, Marxist, New Historical, psychoanalytic, and deconstructivist) with discussion of each theoretical treatment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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