This two-volume edition gathers the complete poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a central English Romantic poet, edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge in 1912. It includes known poems, versions, and pieces first published here, from haunting narrative verse to intimate meditative lyrics. Listeners can trace the development of his distinctive poetic voice.
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COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE INCLUDING POEMS AND VERSIONS OF POEMS NOW PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME EDITED WITH TEXTUAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES BY ERNEST HARTLEY COLERIDGE M.A., HON. F.R.S.L. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. I: POEMS Greek ESTHESE with initials STC OXFORD