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UMA BHALIYA H.UMA BHALIYA H.M.A.PART-1(SEM-2)M.A.PART-1(SEM-2)

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SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS IN KUBLA KHAN BY COLERIDGE

PAPER: 6 THE ROMANTIC

LITERATURE

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most complete representative most complete representative ““the lyrical ballad” in 1798.the lyrical ballad” in 1798. ““biographia literaria” – reference biographia literaria” – reference

book.book. Famous poem are:Famous poem are: “ “ the rime of the ancient mariner “the rime of the ancient mariner “ “ “ christabel “christabel “ “ “ kubla khan “kubla khan “ Coleridge has different poetic style Coleridge has different poetic style

than wordsworth.than wordsworth. Element of mysteryElement of mystery Intense imaginative powerIntense imaginative power Supernatural elementsSupernatural elements Dream like qualityDream like quality Nature poetNature poet

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““kubla khan: or a vision kubla khan: or a vision in a dream: a fragment”in a dream: a fragment”

piece of verbal music, piece of verbal music, inspired in a dream inspired in a dream

two kinds of paradisetwo kinds of paradise One the stately dome and One the stately dome and

pleasure garden of kubla pleasure garden of kubla khan.khan.

the other the paradise of the other the paradise of mount abora.mount abora.

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Poem divided two partPoem divided two part

a stately palace of pleasure a stately palace of pleasure which kubla khan ordered to which kubla khan ordered to build in xanadubuild in xanadu

Romantic spotRomantic spot gardens bright with sinuous gardens bright with sinuous

rills and forest ancient as the rills and forest ancient as the hills.hills.

“ “ the poet presence the image the poet presence the image of the dream in words”of the dream in words”

“ “ the poem is an attempt to the poem is an attempt to realize the vision to give it a realize the vision to give it a concreate form ” to build that concreate form ” to build that dome in air with music.dome in air with music.

poet give an actuality and poet give an actuality and concretness to the dream image concretness to the dream image by the power of poetry and by the power of poetry and music.music.

First partFirst part Second partSecond part

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thus, the two parts of the poem present thus, the two parts of the poem present respectively the experience of the respectively the experience of the dreaming mind and its reaction in the dreaming mind and its reaction in the waking mind.waking mind.

Thus, the poem stands by the only beauty Thus, the poem stands by the only beauty of its shadowy vision like a rainbow of its shadowy vision like a rainbow coloured cloud and by the power of its coloured cloud and by the power of its wonderful music.wonderful music.

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thus, at last we can say one gujarati thus, at last we can say one gujarati line about coleridge that………..line about coleridge that………..

“ “ ‘‘HIF G 5CMR[ ZlJ tI\F HIF G 5CMR[ ZlJ tI\F 5CMR[ SlJ 5CMR[ SlJ ……..”……..”

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