Necessary Evils: Unitarian Theodicy in "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere"

No question in Coleridge studies has resisted resolution more effectively than the question of the Christianity of 'The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Contemporary readers often feel that no theological paradigm survives the nightmarish ironies of Coleridge's tale, of course, but that...

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Published in:Studies in romanticism 2004-10, Vol.43 (3), p.327-356
Main Author: Ulmer, William A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atheism
Christianity
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834)
Fear
Guilt
Literary criticism
Morality
Original sin
Poetry
Poets
Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)
Religious poetry
Rhyme
Theodicy
Theology
Unitarianism
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Summary:No question in Coleridge studies has resisted resolution more effectively than the question of the Christianity of 'The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Contemporary readers often feel that no theological paradigm survives the nightmarish ironies of Coleridge's tale, of course, but that very feeling requires some assumption about the text's theological investments, so the issue of the poem's religious outlook remains a pertinent one. It is an issue the Ulmer will consider by invoking Coleridge's Unitarianism.
ISSN:0039-3762
2330-118X
DOI:10.2307/25601685