Episode 249: “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by S. T. Coleridge, Part 2
Episode 249: “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by S. T. Coleridge, Part 2  
Podcast: The Literary Life Podcast
Published On: Tue Nov 05 2024
Description: Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and the wrap up of our series on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Today Angelina and Thomas cover the second half of the poem, beginning with some more discussion about the Romantic poets and what they were trying to do through their work. They talk at some length about the importance of imagination and fantasy in response to the focus on realism and science. After this, Thomas reads aloud some of the most important passages in this section of the poem. Angelina brings up the importance of understanding Deism in relation to Romanticism. To see all the books and get the full show notes for today's episode, visit our website for the complete show notes here: https://www.theliterary.life/249/.