Opium Use in Nineteenth Century British Literature
The use of opium has occurred for thousands of years throughout the world. The images and dreams induced by the opium poppy have inspired artists … Read more
Kubla Khan
Imagine Passion: A Look at the Poem “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
As famous French writer Stendhal comments, “Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.” Perhaps that is why some people just hate to read romance. It … Read more
Imagination in the Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Keats
The poet’s eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven; As imagination bodies forth The forms of … Read more
The Lovely Libra
The Lovely Libra: Indecisive or Complex? Libra is a diverse sun sign. Born from September 24 to October 22(or 23), Libras are known as peace-seeking … Read more
The Supernatural and Mythological Elements in Romantic Poetry
In a majority of poems from the Romantic era there is a profusion of the use of supernatural and mythological references in reference to the … Read more