1 Coledrige’s portion(work) was to deal with supernatural thing for he want more interested in something remote strange on foreign.
2 Two divers group: the demonic and the conversational
(1) The demonic group: beyond the control of reason. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner “Christabel” “Kuble Khan”
(2) The conversational group: “Frost at Midnight”
3 Coledrige is one of the first critics to give close critical affection to language, maintaining that the true end of poetry is to give pleasure “ through the medium of beauty”
4 He was recognized as a lyrical poet and literary critic of the first rank.
His poetic themes range from the supernatural to the domestic. His treatises, lectures, and compelling conversational powers made him one of the most influential English literary critics and philosophers of the 19th century.
