Ah! well a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung. – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798 Gustave Doré created these illustrations for a 1877 German edition The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor … Continue reading "Gustave Doré Illustrations for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – 1877"
“The Blue Poetry Book” was Andrew Lang's first and only “colored” book of poetry. It collects nearly 150 poems by masters such as Blake, Wordsworth, Scott, Longfellow, Burns, Byron, Shakespeare, Poe, Marlowe, Coleridge, Milton, Macaulay, among others. The poems are accompanied by 100 black and white illustrations by Henry J. Ford and Lancelot Speed. Andrew Lang (1844 -1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales and for his twelve “colored” fairy books, published between 1889 and 1910. Each volume is distinguished by its own color, beginning with “The Blue Fairy Book” (1889) and ending with “The Lilac Fairy Book” (1910). In all, 437 tales from a broad range of cultures and countries are presented. The series was immensely popular, helped by Lang's reputation in folklore, and by the packaging device of the uniform books. The series proved of great influence in children's literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life.
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Albatross looks at the place of these iconic birds in a wide variety of human cultures, from early responses by north Atlantic mariners to modern encounters, examining in detail the role the bird plays in the lives of different peoples and societies. The albatross's remarkable ease in the air and its huge wingspan strikes all those who observe them, and the huge journeys they undertake across the oceans inspires awe. The bird has been celebrated through proverbs, folk stories, art, and ceremony. For many, the bird's cultural significance is still determined by Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. People have engaged with the bird over the last two centuries, from those who sought to exploit them to those who devoted their lives to them. Writers, artists and documentary makers have all focused on the albatross and its place in the human imagination has been demonstrated throughout history. The book concludes with a consideration of the bird's changing significance in the modern world, as well as threats to its continued existence and its prospects for the future. Illustrations, unspecified
Ah! well a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung. – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798 Gustave Doré created these illustrations for a 1877 German edition The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor … Continue reading "Gustave Doré Illustrations for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – 1877"
One of the themes in Rime of the Ancient Mariner is Sin and Redemption. After the Mariner commits the sin of shooting the Albatross, guilt begins to manifest in all kinds of super natural forms. The Albatross is a representative of nature, but means nothing to the Mariner. Nature quickly changes and began punishing him for killing the symbol of nature. He is then penalized by the rays of the sun and mocked by the sight of water that he could not drink. Afterward the Mariner begins realizing what the beauty of nature really means to him. At this point he has a change of heart and repents his wrong doing. The mariner begins to find his salvation when he starts to see the ‘slimy things’ as creatures of strange beauty. He now understands the Albatross is a symbol of nature and he realizes what he had done wrong. The bird, which is hung around his neck as a punishment, falls into the water and makes the change from punishment to penance. Two super natural figure shows up, one is Life in Death and the other is Death. They both gamble for his life and Life in Death ends up winning the Mariner. He now must live life in death and endure his penance for the rest of his life and seek out certain people to tell his tale because his soul tortures him until he delivers the message. Another theme in this poem is respect for nature. All Romantic poets including Coleridge worship nature and the beauty of the natural world. Everyone should respect all of God’s creation as well as the Albatross and the sea snake. The Mariner is an actual symbolic representation of Adam. The Ancient Mariner slaying of the Albatross is equal to Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. This story takes on elements from the stories of Adam and Eve and crucifixion of Christ. The moon and sun plays an important symbol in this story. The sun represents God’s influence of wrathful power but the moon has a more positive association than the sun. Generally troubling outcome happens to the Mariner during the day while more favorable result happens by moon light. For example, the mariner’s curse lifts and he returns home by moonlight.
All are guilty. Unbridled assertion of self. Satanic pride. Pure and simple devilment. All are Judas. All are Caiaphas. All are Pilate. All have spit in the face of Christ wantonly, offhandedly…
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Ah! well a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung. – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798 Gustave Doré created these illustrations for a 1877 German edition The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor … Continue reading "Gustave Doré Illustrations for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – 1877"
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This study guide and infographic for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Explore Course Hero's library of literature materials, including documents and Q&A pairs.
This bundle includes resources for teaching Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." This bundle contains pre-reading activators, close reading questions, post-reading activities, and assessments. Answer keys are also provided. These lessons can be used as part o...
Once upon a time as a college student, I was so mesmerized by the intense, mystical imagery of Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner that I chose to write a term paper about it for my Romantics class. It was titled “Social Ecology Perspectives in
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I think Seth’s theory to the reasons behind Mariner misery are right on the money. Click here to read his story.
Which Of The Themes Best Reveals The Central Idea Or Message Of The Story? Students begin their study by responding to examples of common themes and move from there to an analysis of the central message or theme in the story Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. They will evaluate a list of themes and determine which most reveals the central idea or message of the story. Working with a discussion partner, they will rank theme choices and justify their reasoning using the Rank & Reason tool. A differentiated writing prompt follows the discussions and students are challenged to explain, citing evidence from the text, the theme(s) of the story. Included in this activity are discussion questions, a Rank & Reason activity, four writing prompts, student reflection, and a rubric.
Selected from 49,957 entries from 95 countries, the winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were revealed at an awards ceremony in South Kensington.
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Ancient monuments left by mankind present an unsolved enigma: why do humanoid statues from many prehistoric sites— from those found at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey to those at Easter Island—all share similar postures? The signature and symbolic stances displayed on the incredible statues from locations around the world raise questions about what caused humanity to collectively repeat a ‘rebirth’ theme across great distances and time.
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A Parian marble statue of Aphrodite, from Baiai in southern Italy. 2nd century CE copy of a Greek original of the 4th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
For years a priceless sculpture collection lay hidden behind a door on the staircase leading to David Willey's flat.
