The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Author(s): Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This title comes with an introduction by Marina Warner and illustrations by Mervyn Peake. 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. The poem is brilliantly illustrated 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 Publishing
- : Vintage Classics
- : 0.368
- : 01 April 2014
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2014
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- : 1
- : Mervyn Peake
- : 64
- : Illustrationsstrations
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An entrancing, illustrated edition of one of the most celebrated poems of all time