Coleridge, Suspension, and the Sublime

Among the most memorable incidents that Samuel Taylor Coleridge recounts in chapter 10 of theBiographia Literaria(1817) is a particular evening in Birmingham during his 1796Watchmansubscription tour when, against his initial objections, he agreed to smoke an after-dinner pipe with his host. Almost i...

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Published inAwful Parenthesis pp. 21 - 49
Main Author McCarthy, Anne C
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto University of Toronto Press 13.04.2018
Subjects
Aesthetic judgment
Aesthetics
Arts
Astronomical objects
Astronomy
Axiology
Beauty
Behavioral sciences
Chemical mixtures
Chemical suspensions
Chemistry
Children
Cognitive psychology
Earth sciences
Earths Moon
Emotion
Emotional states
Families
Family members
Human populations
Human societies
Hydrology
Ice
Icicles
Literary genres
Literature
Natural satellites
Persons
Philosophy
Physical sciences
Poetry
Population studies
Psychology
Serenity
Social institutions
Social sciences
Sociology
Sons
Sublimity
Water
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Summary:Among the most memorable incidents that Samuel Taylor Coleridge recounts in chapter 10 of theBiographia Literaria(1817) is a particular evening in Birmingham during his 1796Watchmansubscription tour when, against his initial objections, he agreed to smoke an after-dinner pipe with his host. Almost immediately, he was afflicted with “a giddiness and distressful feeling in my eyes,” a description that plays ironically on his status as a self-proclaimed watchman. Upon arriving at his next engagement, Coleridge recalls that he “sunk back on the sofa in a sort of swoon rather than sleep,” yet continued to interact with visitors.
ISBN:1487502915
9781487502911
DOI:10.3138/9781487516284-004