COLERIDGE’S NOTION OF THE WILLING SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF: THE CASE OF THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
COLERIDGE’S NOTION OF THE WILLING SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF: THE CASE OF THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
Author(s): Jovanka KalabaSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Aesthetics, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: aesthetic illusion; dramatic illusion; Samuel Coleridge; willing suspension of disbelief;
Summary/Abstract: In order to approach the question of aesthetic illusion in poetry and stage performance, the paper centers on Samuel Coleridge’s view of imagination by providing an interpretation of one of his most important poems, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The poem offers a unique platform for examining what Coleridge defines as “the willing suspension of disbelief”, the phrase thought to be the poet’s most important critical formulation.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 28/2022
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 67-73
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English