Young Coleridge and the Philosophers of Nature (Oxford English Monographs) by Ian Wylie - 1989-05-04

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Oxford University Press, USA, May 1989. Hardcover. Good.

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Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; x, 176 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The ancient tradition of knowledge; wrestling with the spirit of Newton; the elect band of patriot sages; how natural philosophers defeated the Whore of Babylon; nature and the language of God; ""Religious Musings"" - ""a desultory poem""?; the vital question; poetry of generation and decay. Summary; As a young man, Coleridge lived in an era of great social change. The political upheavals in America and France, Britain's Industrial Revolution and man's rapidly expanding knowledge of the natural order had a profound effect on his work. From 1795 Coleridge speculated that natural philosophers would transform society, and looked to scientists such as… Read More