Coleridge

A Collection

De: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Narrado por: Ralph Richardson

England has produced many wonderful poets. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the "Lake Poets", is safe amongst their number. As well as a poet, he was also known for his skills as a critic and philosopher. With his great friend William Wordsworth, they began what is now seen as the Romantic Movement. Contributing such great works as 'Rime Of The Ancient Mariner', 'Kubla Kahn' and his opus Biographia Literatia to the English language ensures his place in our history.

However there was a darker side to Coleridge, including his dependency on opium. At the time, it was not illegal but its effect on him were harrowing. Who knows what might have been?

This collection is read by Sir Ralph Richardson - also safe in the pantheon of English acting.

©2008 Copyright Group Ltd (P)2008 Portable Poetry

Scrambled chapters ruined a fine presentation

Ralph Richardson's voice was well suited to this compilation and he gave an excellent reading but his performance was marred by the arrangement of the material.

Unfortunately, the major poem in the collection, 'The Ancient Mariner', was broken up as Chapters 2, 4, 6 & 8 while the odd in-between chapters 3, 5, & 7 contain quite different poems. Furthermore, there are verses missing from 'The Ancient Mariner' at the start of Chapters 4 & 6. These would all seem to be editing errors and the recording should NOT have been marketed in this condition.