Name :- Rathod Nikita p.
Roll no :-32
Enrolment no :- 2069108420190038
Paper no :- 3 ( The Literary Theory and Criticism - Western poetics-1)
Sem :- M. A. Semester - 1
Assignment topic :- Coleridge's view on poem and prose.
Email - id :- nikitarathod0101@gmail.com
Year :- 2018-2020
Submitted to :- Smt. S. B. Gardi Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University.
(1) Coleridge's view on poem and prose.
=> Samuel Coldridge is an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian. His poetry is different from others. For him sound of poem and potery is very important. Ultimate truth is important. In his poem and potery wholeness is lacking something. Articulation and connecting with mirror this idea working in his work. For Coldridge poem is activity. He thought that poem is activity of imagination. According to him Something express in a rhythm is a poem. He says Ideas presents in a rhythmic way. According to him sense of aesthetic and word becomes trends, powerful mind, secondary imagination works powerfully. The monument of Coleridge's critical work is contained in 24 chapters of Biograohia Literaria. Coleridge concerns himself not only with the practice of criticism but also with its theory. He was the first English writer to insist that every work of art is by its very nature an organic whole.
He sought to give the charm of novelty to things of every objects by making supernatural. Introduced dream like quality element of mustery wonder and supernatural. He is artist. He went to middle ages and creates a atmosphere of magic and mystery. He epicure in sounds master of melody. Element of mysticism in diction he differentiates prose and potery in diction. He lives in the world of fancy and thoughts.
Coleridge's new technique of criticism is called 'appreciative criticism'. To quote renowned critic evidently the new poetry needed a new criticism and this was provided by Coleridge in Biograohia Literaria. He dicuss many points in his work. The poem contains the same elements as a prose composition of the those elements and objects aimed at in both the composition. According to the difference of the combination If the object of the poet may simply be to facilitate the memory to recollect certain facts, he would make use of certain arrangement of words with the help of metre. As a result composition will be a poem,merely because it is distinguished from composition in prose by metre, or by rhyme.
He further elucidates his view point by various prose writing and its immediate purpose and ultimate end. In scientific and historical composition, the immediate purpose is to convey the truth. In the prose works of other kinds likes romance and novels to give pleasure in the immediate purpose and the ultimate end may be the immediate object of a work not metrically composed. Poem gives pleasure and prose satires on some situations. Prose meanning is deep and in poem meanning is for pleasure. It satires on some situations or pain of human beings. It describes in deep. There is a one word with many deep description is there. It takes some time to understand. Fellings, emotions are attached with one words. One small word tells big meaning. So in prose description is there and in poem description is less.
Now the question is "would then the mere super addition of metre, with or without rhyme, entitle these to the name of poems?". To this Coleridge replies that if metre is super added the other parts of the composition, including netre, rhyme, diction and theme must harmonise with the wholeness of the composition. Metre should not be added to provide merely a superficial decirative charm. Nothing can permanently please, which does not contain in itself the reason why it is so, and not otherwise. If metre is superseded, all other, parts must be made constant with it. They all must harmonise with each other.
A poem therefore may be defined as that species of composition, which is opposed to works of Science by proposing for its immediate object pleasure, not truth and from all other species it is discriminated by proposing to itself such delight from the whole, as is compatible with a distinct gratification from each component part.
Thus according to Coleridge the poem is distinguished from prose compositions by its immediate objects. The immediate object of prose is to give truth and that of poem is to please. He again distinguishes those prose compositions from poem whose object is similar to poem as if to please. He calls this poem a legitimate poem and defines it as, "it must be done, the parts of which mutually support and explain each other, all in their proportion harmonizing with and supporting the purpose and known for influences of metrical arguments". Therefore, the legitimate poem is a composition in which the rhyme and the metre bear an organic relation to the total work. While reading this sort of poem "the reader should be carried forward, not merely or chiefly by the mechanical impulse of curiosity or by a restless desire to arrive at the final solution, but by the pleasurable activity of mind excited by the attractions of the journey itself". Here Coleridge asscerts the importance of the impression crated by the harmonious whole of the poem. To him, not one or other part but the entire effect, the journey of reding poem should be pleasurable thus Coleridge whether the end of the is instruments or delight. Its aim is definitely to gives a pleasure, and further poem is its own distinctive pleasure. Pleasure arising from the parts, and this pleasure of the parts supports and increases the pleasure of the whole.
According to Coleridge poem is the product of imagination working on objects of life and bature thevreal soul of poetry lines in its power if expressing and arousing emotions, feelings, rhyme and rhythm. And also add to the charm and pleasure to poetry. A good piem is a piece of writing. And the ultimate object of which is pleasure from individual parts as they are commensurate with the whole, therefore giving equal pleasure as the parts. As without emotions, and feelings body is likes a statue. As the poem without rhyme, rhythm, meters, is also uninterested. Rhyme, rhythm, meters are the soul of poem. And without also feelings, emotions poem is like a useless. So these are important parts of the poem.
The cardinal points of poetry the power of exciting the sympathy of the reader by a faithful adherence to the truth of nature, and the power of giving the interest of novelty by the modifying colors of imagination. The sudden cgarm, which accidents of light and shade, which moon light or Sun set diffused over a known and familiar landscape, appears to represent the practicability of combining both. These are the poetry of nature.
In this respect, Coleridge says that "A poem contains the some elements as a peose composition". But one different is to be noticed here metre or rhyme or both is used in poem. But they are not used in prose composition. According to Coleridge the immediate purpose of a poem is the communication of pleasure.
Coleridge takes issue with the idea that rustic life is especially "real", or that country people speak a more genuine kind of language than others do. He also states that poetry does not, and cannot, be the same as prose, just as written prose is not the same as conversational speech. In Coleridge's view the same in poetry and prose he uses an analogy with architecture but the resulting structure is different.
Coleridge in his discussion of meter, gives a more subtle and for reaching description of the essence of poem. Both are written in different ways. Poem is written in lines and prose written in paragraph. Each of words suggests a deep meaning. Sometimes their emotions expresses in their work poem or prose. Sometimes it is easy to express emotions through words. But it is not easy for everyone.
Poem is a natural function as Coleridge explaining his idea and view towards it is saying that poem is a heart of reality work that poet convey the fellings by rhyme and that took place as golden shield. Sometimes that words expresses good feelings, good memories but sometimes it expresses bad feelings, bad incidents or some bad memories also poet uses in their poem through imagination or supernatural elements. That's why it is really not happens in reality. He imagines the situation than he wrire. Sometimes their imagination is also right. Concept is also different. Subject matter is also important for poem and prose. It is changing time by time. And It's meaning also change time by time or reader from another reader.
=> Conclusion :-
Coleridge is one of the most important figure in English poetry . His poems directly and deeply influenced all the major poets of the age. Ge was known by his contemporaries as a meticulous craft man who was more rigorous in his careful reworking of his poems than any other poet and Southey and Wordsworth were dependent on his professional advice.
Roll no :-32
Enrolment no :- 2069108420190038
Paper no :- 3 ( The Literary Theory and Criticism - Western poetics-1)
Sem :- M. A. Semester - 1
Assignment topic :- Coleridge's view on poem and prose.
Email - id :- nikitarathod0101@gmail.com
Year :- 2018-2020
Submitted to :- Smt. S. B. Gardi Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University.
(1) Coleridge's view on poem and prose.
=> Samuel Coldridge is an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian. His poetry is different from others. For him sound of poem and potery is very important. Ultimate truth is important. In his poem and potery wholeness is lacking something. Articulation and connecting with mirror this idea working in his work. For Coldridge poem is activity. He thought that poem is activity of imagination. According to him Something express in a rhythm is a poem. He says Ideas presents in a rhythmic way. According to him sense of aesthetic and word becomes trends, powerful mind, secondary imagination works powerfully. The monument of Coleridge's critical work is contained in 24 chapters of Biograohia Literaria. Coleridge concerns himself not only with the practice of criticism but also with its theory. He was the first English writer to insist that every work of art is by its very nature an organic whole.
He sought to give the charm of novelty to things of every objects by making supernatural. Introduced dream like quality element of mustery wonder and supernatural. He is artist. He went to middle ages and creates a atmosphere of magic and mystery. He epicure in sounds master of melody. Element of mysticism in diction he differentiates prose and potery in diction. He lives in the world of fancy and thoughts.
Coleridge's new technique of criticism is called 'appreciative criticism'. To quote renowned critic evidently the new poetry needed a new criticism and this was provided by Coleridge in Biograohia Literaria. He dicuss many points in his work. The poem contains the same elements as a prose composition of the those elements and objects aimed at in both the composition. According to the difference of the combination If the object of the poet may simply be to facilitate the memory to recollect certain facts, he would make use of certain arrangement of words with the help of metre. As a result composition will be a poem,merely because it is distinguished from composition in prose by metre, or by rhyme.
He further elucidates his view point by various prose writing and its immediate purpose and ultimate end. In scientific and historical composition, the immediate purpose is to convey the truth. In the prose works of other kinds likes romance and novels to give pleasure in the immediate purpose and the ultimate end may be the immediate object of a work not metrically composed. Poem gives pleasure and prose satires on some situations. Prose meanning is deep and in poem meanning is for pleasure. It satires on some situations or pain of human beings. It describes in deep. There is a one word with many deep description is there. It takes some time to understand. Fellings, emotions are attached with one words. One small word tells big meaning. So in prose description is there and in poem description is less.
Now the question is "would then the mere super addition of metre, with or without rhyme, entitle these to the name of poems?". To this Coleridge replies that if metre is super added the other parts of the composition, including netre, rhyme, diction and theme must harmonise with the wholeness of the composition. Metre should not be added to provide merely a superficial decirative charm. Nothing can permanently please, which does not contain in itself the reason why it is so, and not otherwise. If metre is superseded, all other, parts must be made constant with it. They all must harmonise with each other.
A poem therefore may be defined as that species of composition, which is opposed to works of Science by proposing for its immediate object pleasure, not truth and from all other species it is discriminated by proposing to itself such delight from the whole, as is compatible with a distinct gratification from each component part.
Thus according to Coleridge the poem is distinguished from prose compositions by its immediate objects. The immediate object of prose is to give truth and that of poem is to please. He again distinguishes those prose compositions from poem whose object is similar to poem as if to please. He calls this poem a legitimate poem and defines it as, "it must be done, the parts of which mutually support and explain each other, all in their proportion harmonizing with and supporting the purpose and known for influences of metrical arguments". Therefore, the legitimate poem is a composition in which the rhyme and the metre bear an organic relation to the total work. While reading this sort of poem "the reader should be carried forward, not merely or chiefly by the mechanical impulse of curiosity or by a restless desire to arrive at the final solution, but by the pleasurable activity of mind excited by the attractions of the journey itself". Here Coleridge asscerts the importance of the impression crated by the harmonious whole of the poem. To him, not one or other part but the entire effect, the journey of reding poem should be pleasurable thus Coleridge whether the end of the is instruments or delight. Its aim is definitely to gives a pleasure, and further poem is its own distinctive pleasure. Pleasure arising from the parts, and this pleasure of the parts supports and increases the pleasure of the whole.
According to Coleridge poem is the product of imagination working on objects of life and bature thevreal soul of poetry lines in its power if expressing and arousing emotions, feelings, rhyme and rhythm. And also add to the charm and pleasure to poetry. A good piem is a piece of writing. And the ultimate object of which is pleasure from individual parts as they are commensurate with the whole, therefore giving equal pleasure as the parts. As without emotions, and feelings body is likes a statue. As the poem without rhyme, rhythm, meters, is also uninterested. Rhyme, rhythm, meters are the soul of poem. And without also feelings, emotions poem is like a useless. So these are important parts of the poem.
The cardinal points of poetry the power of exciting the sympathy of the reader by a faithful adherence to the truth of nature, and the power of giving the interest of novelty by the modifying colors of imagination. The sudden cgarm, which accidents of light and shade, which moon light or Sun set diffused over a known and familiar landscape, appears to represent the practicability of combining both. These are the poetry of nature.
In this respect, Coleridge says that "A poem contains the some elements as a peose composition". But one different is to be noticed here metre or rhyme or both is used in poem. But they are not used in prose composition. According to Coleridge the immediate purpose of a poem is the communication of pleasure.
Coleridge takes issue with the idea that rustic life is especially "real", or that country people speak a more genuine kind of language than others do. He also states that poetry does not, and cannot, be the same as prose, just as written prose is not the same as conversational speech. In Coleridge's view the same in poetry and prose he uses an analogy with architecture but the resulting structure is different.
Coleridge in his discussion of meter, gives a more subtle and for reaching description of the essence of poem. Both are written in different ways. Poem is written in lines and prose written in paragraph. Each of words suggests a deep meaning. Sometimes their emotions expresses in their work poem or prose. Sometimes it is easy to express emotions through words. But it is not easy for everyone.
Poem is a natural function as Coleridge explaining his idea and view towards it is saying that poem is a heart of reality work that poet convey the fellings by rhyme and that took place as golden shield. Sometimes that words expresses good feelings, good memories but sometimes it expresses bad feelings, bad incidents or some bad memories also poet uses in their poem through imagination or supernatural elements. That's why it is really not happens in reality. He imagines the situation than he wrire. Sometimes their imagination is also right. Concept is also different. Subject matter is also important for poem and prose. It is changing time by time. And It's meaning also change time by time or reader from another reader.
=> Conclusion :-
Coleridge is one of the most important figure in English poetry . His poems directly and deeply influenced all the major poets of the age. Ge was known by his contemporaries as a meticulous craft man who was more rigorous in his careful reworking of his poems than any other poet and Southey and Wordsworth were dependent on his professional advice.
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