Traversing the themes of language, terror and representation, this is the first study to engage Coleridge through the sublime, showing him to have a compelling position in an ongoing conversation about finitude. Drawing on close readings of both his poetry and prose, it depicts Coleridge as a thinker of 'the limit' with contemporary force.

About the Author
Christopher Stokes is Assistant Lecturer in English at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Reviews

'Christopher Stokes finds in Coleridge's dealings with the sublime a way into the patterns of his thinking, as they are articulated both in his poetry and in his philosophy. It is an impressive, ranging, perceptive account: the book takes on a subject that we thought we knew all about and discovers something new to say about it.'

- Seamus Perry, Balliol College, Oxford University, UK

Book Information
ISBN 9780230278110
Author C. Stokes
Format Hardback
Page Count 211
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan