Literary Qualities
Robinson Crusoe is an artistic achievement that is recognized as a major contribution to the development of English prose fiction. Especially interesting are the narrative […]
Month: January 2009
Social Sensitivity
Robinson Crusoe contains references to two issues-racism and religion-that should be addressed by parents and teachers of precocious young readers. Certainly Crusoe’s attitudes toward Xury, […]
Ideas and Topics for Papers
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. In what ways does Robinson Crusoe attempt to “civilize” his environment? How successful is he in these attempts? How does his […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Delighted with the incredible success of Robinson Crusoe, Defoe followed it four months later with Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719) and shortly thereafter with […]
About the Author
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in the small, rural Devonshire town of Ottery St. Mary in southwest England on October 21, 1772. The son of […]
Overview and Setting
II OVERVIEW On a superficial level, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” can be read as a tale of horror in which a mariner is […]
Themes and Characters
There are several subthemes in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” relating to Christianity and the supernatural, and two primary themes. The first primary theme […]
Literary Qualities
In developing his themes in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Coleridge masterfully expresses concepts through the use of symbols and imagery. Much of the […]
Social Sensitivity
In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Coleridge focuses on humanity’s relationship to the natural world. Coleridge makes it clear that the killing of the […]
Ideas and Topics
VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. A wedding guest who does not know the mariner is forced to listen to his tale. Is this device effective? […]