The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a poem written in 1797–98. A weathered sailor stops a wedding guest to share his haunting tale of a sea voyage gone terribly wrong. After shooting an albatross, the mariner faces supernatural punishment and watches his crew perish. He must wander the earth forever, compelled to retell his story as penance. The poem explores guilt, redemption, and the consequences of violating nature through vivid narrative and supernatural imagery. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner |
| Credits | Produced by Judy Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 96.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 151 |
| Release Date | Mar 11, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 31, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3442 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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