The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Author(s): Samuel Taylor Coleridge & Mervyn Peake (ill.)
Coleridge's celebrated poem was written at the suggestion of William Wordsworth in the early days of their friendship, and published for the first time in 1798. It is the story of a nightmare voyage to the South Pole told by the sole survivor, the bright-eyed ancient mariner whose wanton killing of an albatross, a bird of good omen, brought misfortune on the ship and all its crew. Coleridge's own commentary on the fateful drama, written some years later at a time of renewed religious feeling, is printed alongside the poem. The poem is brilliantly illustrated with a sequence of specially commissioned drawings by Mervyn Peake. His powerful, arresting images perfectly express the qualities of the text, its gothic atmosphere and supernatural terrors, ultimately softened by pity and the hope of redemption.
General Information
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- : Vintage
- : Vintage
- : 0.068
- : 01 February 2004
- : 196mm X 130mm X 6mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Samuel Taylor Coleridge & Mervyn Peake (ill.)
- : Mervyn Peake
- : 48
- : illustrations
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With illustrations by Mervyn Peake-With a new introduction by Marina Warner 20030303