Biographia literaria: Book Guide, Author and Facts
Biographia literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1817 work Biographia Literaria is an autobiography in discourse; loosely structured and non-linear, the work is meditative and contains numerous philosophical essays. Initially criticized as the product of Coleridge's opiate-driven descent into illness, more recent critics have given the work far more credit and recognition. The book is the origin of the well-known critical idea of "willing suspension of disbelief."
Quick facts about Biographia literaria
- Title: Biographia literaria
- Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- First published: 1817
- Genre: criticism, literature, philosophy
- OpenLibrary ID: OL26034W
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What is Biographia literaria about?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1817 work Biographia Literaria is an autobiography in discourse; loosely structured and non-linear, the work is meditative and contains numerous philosophical essays.
Who wrote Biographia literaria?
Biographia literaria was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
When was Biographia literaria published?
Biographia literaria was first published in 1817.
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