Romanticism: Coleridge

more than anything else, Romanticism is a celebration of Self and, to the Romantic composer, it was the expression of a componentl experience that links one human being to a nonher(prenominal) and all human beings to the big truth. A multitude of modes and doctrines encapsulated the Romantic revolt, the hindquarters of which lie deep down such tenets as imagination, individualism and idealism.This paved the instruction for Romantic composers such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsmith to convey an appreciation of personal experiences deep down the bounties of the natural world, as headspring s to celebrate ones comprehension of the internal self, in order to ultimately link individuals to one some other and to the larger truth of liveliness.Texts such as Coleridge This Lime point arbour my prison house and Frost at Midnight , as well as Wordsmiths I wandered solitary(a) as a cloud (also known as Daffodils) capture the unnumbered of newfound emotions and rea lizations which permeated the principles of Romanticism, and the heightened value of ones sense of self and experiences which aided the association of humankind with the facets of personality, and each other. To the Romantics, the natural world was a sanctuary in which individuals were authorize the eight to self-expression and conjunctive to the raw marrow of existence.In This Lime Tree Bower my Prison, Samuel Taylor Coleridge outlines how an appreciation of nature (a highly Romantic outlook) may result in a greater thought of Self and connection to others, as well as to the universe and beyond. In his imaginative journey, Coleridge (1797) stimulates the readers senses with his vivid explanation of the roaring dell, redwoods, narrow, deep. The onomatopoeic resonance of roaring is repeated to resemble the unceasing sound produced by the moving water, utilizing Coleridge detailed use of imagination to psychologically transport himself to the described site.From this, Coleridg e is celebrating his newfound realization of self, that he is simply theme with the fact that nature is all-surrounding, acting as liberation to the soul notwithstanding on the darkest of days. Coleridge also celebrates the experience as a reflection to the connection he has with his companion Charles Lamb (to whom the poem is dedicated), as they some(prenominal) helping the same passion for nature. Coleridge mentions that Charles Struck with deep Joy may stand, as I have stood, Silent with swimming senseThe alliteration of s allows the hearing to absorb the intoxication and great passion felt by both Charles and Coleridge, that ultimately, their shared interest in nature allowed them to become closer to not solitary(prenominal) one another- but to the Greater Power. Durra (1959, p. 519) outlines and supports the aforementioned figurehead of connection as he mentions the poets soul in Joyous conference with man, nature, and God, implying that, indeed, Romantic notions encaps ulate Coleridge celebration of Self and expression of experiences which outline connections with others and the larger truth.Similarly, the power of Romantic attributes towards ones sense of Self and connections is deeply rooted within Coleridge Frost at Midnight (1798) whereby the serene appreciation of the natural world allowed the persona to emancipate his psyche from troublesome societal practices. The persona (presumably Coleridge) employs imagery to maintain the school he attended as a prison l gazed upon the bars Awed by the stern preceptors face So that he may portray his formal development as ineffectual, and that a neediness of Romantic video to the natural world deprives the soul of enrichment ND identity. To his son, Coleridge wishes otherwise- an education amidst nature whereby he shall wonder resembling a breeze. This simile emphasizes the babes early freedom in learning from the Great Universal Teacher (God), as Coleridge determines that he shall McCollum thy sp irit From this, it is clear that Coleridge is not only at sleep and confidence with his sons future education, but with his own richness of faith and grounds of his place in life- his sense of Self- which is ultimately due to Coleridge later exposure to Romantic notions, as oppose to his early years. Furthermore, this reflection allowed Coleridge to strengthen his understanding of -and connection to- the greater world, as Sunders (1967, p. 34) states that . .. He very centre of Coleridge system of rules is his belief that the imaginative mind is never static, and that its dislocation from era and quad is really a mode of its essential union with all sequence and space. Thus, Coleridge was aware that his imagination allowed for a closer connection and harmony to the components of time and space. It can hence be seen that the poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge demonstrate that indeed, the Romantic Movement was life-sustaining for ones outward elaboration of self, and expression of experiences which link humanity to one another and ultimately, to the larger truth.In addition, William Wordsmith (a Romantic composer) allowed for the expression of Self and connective experiences to become unmingled in his works, such as his overtly Romantic poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (or Daffodils-1802). In congruency to Coleridge This Lime Tree Bower my Prison, the persona gains solace when in dismal times, simply upon recollecting the diverse beauties and bounties of nature in his minds eye. In the opening lines, Wordsmith employs simile in description of his swift movement across the valley to be s alone(predicate) as a cloud, that floats on high oer vales and hills the enjambment amidst these lines indicates Wordsmiths confident sense of self, that he is most aware of whom he would like to be, and is content and comfortable as such. Wordsmith Romantically personifies the daffodils as Fluttering and leaping in the breeze Tossing their heads in sprightly dance s o as to portray them as an integral part of his comfort, having equal importance as positive human company for his connection to the larger truth of life and its natural features. Race (1990, p. 7) mentions in his commentary that Wordsmith invites us to remember with him, jail in our solitudes, the universal order of which we ourselves, the waves, the trees, the daffodils, and the stars, are all individual part And that the poems Romantic essence places emphasis on the relations of man and nature From this, the audience may infer that this expression of connection and self-realization was only achieved by Wordsmith due to his Romantic reflection and appreciation. It can henceforth be concluded that, upon analysis of Coleridge This Lime Tree Bower my