Biographia Literaria
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Biographia Literaria is Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s seminal autobiographical and critical work that blends literary theory, philosophy, and personal reflection, particularly on the nature of poetry and imagination.
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Target entity: Biographia Literaria Context triple: [Samuel Taylor Coleridge, notableWork, Biographia Literaria]
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The Poetical Works of Anna Seward
The Poetical Works of Anna Seward is a collected volume of poems by the 18th-century English Romantic-era writer often called the “Swan of Lichfield,” showcasing her elegiac and sentimental verse.
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Louisa: A Poetical Novel
"Louisa: A Poetical Novel" is an 18th-century verse narrative by English poet Anna Seward, blending romantic storytelling with reflective, sentimental poetry.
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Lyrical Ballads
Lyrical Ballads is a landmark 1798 poetry collection by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge that helped launch the English Romantic movement with its focus on nature, emotion, and ordinary life.
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Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a long narrative poem by Lord Byron that helped establish his fame and popularized the brooding, romantic "Byronic hero" in early 19th-century literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Biographia Literaria Target entity description: Biographia Literaria is Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s seminal autobiographical and critical work that blends literary theory, philosophy, and personal reflection, particularly on the nature of poetry and imagination.
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A.
The Poetical Works of Anna Seward
The Poetical Works of Anna Seward is a collected volume of poems by the 18th-century English Romantic-era writer often called the “Swan of Lichfield,” showcasing her elegiac and sentimental verse.
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B.
Louisa: A Poetical Novel
"Louisa: A Poetical Novel" is an 18th-century verse narrative by English poet Anna Seward, blending romantic storytelling with reflective, sentimental poetry.
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C.
Lyrical Ballads
Lyrical Ballads is a landmark 1798 poetry collection by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge that helped launch the English Romantic movement with its focus on nature, emotion, and ordinary life.
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D.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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E.
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a long narrative poem by Lord Byron that helped establish his fame and popularized the brooding, romantic "Byronic hero" in early 19th-century literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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literary criticism book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Taylor Coleridge ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
fancy
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primary imagination ⓘ secondary imagination ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | William Wordsworth’s poetic theory ⓘ |
| discusses |
Lyrical Ballads
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William Wordsworth ⓘ meter in poetry ⓘ poetic diction ⓘ relationship between reason and imagination ⓘ |
| firstEditionLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| focusesOn |
nature of poetry
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relationship between poet and reader ⓘ role of imagination in art ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy of literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
autobiographical sketches
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critical essays ⓘ philosophical reflections ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
development of poetic theory
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self-reflection ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
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German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key text in Coleridge studies
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major work of Romantic literary theory ⓘ |
| movement |
Romanticism
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surface form:
English Romanticism
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| originalTitle |
Biographia Literaria
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions
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| period |
Romanticism
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surface form:
Romantic period
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| publicationYear | 1817 ⓘ |
| publisher | Rest Fenner ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Dorothy Wordsworth
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William Wordsworth ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Lyrical Ballads ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume work ⓘ |
| subject |
Romanticism
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aesthetics ⓘ imagination ⓘ literary theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | Coleridge’s early literary life ⓘ |
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