"Earth Worm Wit Lies Under Ground": The Compositional Genesis of Coleridge's "Limbo" Constellation.

The article discusses the structure of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Limbo." The poem is considered as an example of Coleridge's late style in a positive manner, which according to author Eric G. Wilson was not caused by the poet experiencing his last days or a smooth ripening of his primary ideas...

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Published in:Modern Philology Vol. 110; no. 4; pp. 513 - 536
Main Author: Jones, Ewan James
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Chicago Press May2013
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