Book contents
- Coleridge and the Geometric Idiom
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
- Coleridge and the Geometric Idiom
- Copyright page
- Frontispiece
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Coleridge Walks
- Chapter 2 Lines of Motion
- Chapter 3 A Geometric Frame of Mind
- Chapter 4 Ars Poetica
- Chapter 5 Youth and Age
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
Chapter 5 - Youth and Age
Coleridge and the Shifting Paradigm of Geometric Thought
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
- Coleridge and the Geometric Idiom
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
- Coleridge and the Geometric Idiom
- Copyright page
- Frontispiece
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Coleridge Walks
- Chapter 2 Lines of Motion
- Chapter 3 A Geometric Frame of Mind
- Chapter 4 Ars Poetica
- Chapter 5 Youth and Age
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
Summary
As Coleridge aged, his prose no longer resonates with the animated descriptions of his rambling but, instead, dwells even more on working out his thoughts concerning social and political problems and the dynamics of human relations, as well as the intricacies of religious and philosophical thought. Throughout his indebtedness to the geometric idiom remains evident. However, Euclid’s hold on England’s spatial imagination was shifting. To many, such as Charles Dodgson, he was still important, but this orientation was not without its challenges, especially on the Continent, where theoretical mathematicians were exploring alternate ways of regarding one’s surroundings. The book closes by suggesting that Coleridge, though still basically indebted to Euclidean thought, did unwittingly and occasionally anticipate the challenges to Euclidean thought and the ensuing paradigm shifts.
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- Coleridge and the Geometric IdiomWalking with Euclid, pp. 145 - 175Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023