A thoughtful study of Biographia Literaria

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was known as a great English poet, literary critic and philosopher. He produced many works and all his works are of great value. He has poetry and also he has critical study of the works of notable and contemporary writers.

 

Perhaps Biographia Literaria is greatest of all the works of Coleridge. It isn’t a biography as one could take it from its name but it is a critical study of noted philosophers from Aristotle to Emanuel Kant. Few people know that Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a noted critic in addition to being a poet and philosopher. T.S. Eliot once said that Samuel Taylor Coleridge is “perhaps the greatest of English critics, and in a sense the last”.

 

The book that we are talking about is a great work of literary criticism. It is an impression of Coleridge. It contains his thoughts, writing style, poetry and his beliefs and disbeliefs. The book throws light on life and thoughts of Coleridge. It is certainly a great work by a great critic. This book has two parts and it is divided into 23 chapters and every chapter has literary value.

 

Since it is a book by a noted poet, you can expect poetry in the contents. Also the author was a philosopher; you should expect some thoughts in the chapters. Also Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a critic. He studied thoughts of noted philosophers like Aristotle and Kant. Coleridge formed his views on their works and discussed his thoughts with his readers through Biographia Literaria.

Every reader forms an opinion on the book. A relationship is established with the readers and every reader is free to criticize the work or praise the work produced by the wordsmith. The book is available for free reading in online book reading platforms. This book has been read many times and it has got many reviews. Readers judge the book from their knowledge and views on the noted philosophers.

 

How much you know about Aristotle? You read about Aristotle in school books and also in literary journals but Samuel Taylor Coleridge knows Aristotle more than you do. Coleridge read thoughts and views of philosophers of past and formed an opinion on those philosophers. The book Biographia Literaria is a journey into the past.

 

Readers get more information on philosophers like Aristotle in this book. It can be said that Coleridge made it easy for the readers to understand philosophies of Aristotle and other noted philosophers.