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Read the full text of Kubla Khan, a fragmentary poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge inspired by a dream. Explore the imagery, symbolism and influence of this Romantic masterpiece.
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Learn about the poem "Kubla Khan" by the English Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who wrote it after a dream in 1797. Explore the themes, symbols, poetic devices, and context of this famous and mysterious work.
Kubla Khan: or A Vision in a Dream (/ ˌ k ʊ b l ə ˈ k ɑː n /) is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. It is sometimes given the subtitles "A Vision in a Dream" and "A Fragment."
‘Kubla Khan‘ describes a fantastic palace built by the Mongol emperor Kubla Khan with a dreamlike atmosphere. The poem begins by depicting Xanadu, a luxurious pleasure dome surrounded by sacred rivers, fertile ground, and enchanted forests.
A fragment of a visionary poem inspired by a dream, Kubla Khan describes a fantastical pleasure dome in Xanadu, a mythical land in Central Asia. The poem features a sacred river, a fountain, a chasm, a damsel, and a prophecy of war.
Analysed by Dr Oliver Tearle. ‘Kubla Khan’ is perhaps the most famous unfinished poem in all of English literature. But why the poem remained unfinished, and how Samuel Taylor Coleridge came to write it in the first place, are issues plagued by misconception and misunderstanding.
17 lut 2021 · A close reading of Coleridge’s famous fragmentary poem, inspired by an opium dream and a visit from a person on business. The poem explores the themes of vision, inspiration, and loss, and the relation between poetry and reality.
