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vargscornflakes's review against another edition
5.0
Very enjoyable.
I enjoyed reading this poem very much, it contained some wonderful lines and a meter which at times was a bit wonky, which mostly gave the poem some charm and character, as if it was written by the weathered mariner himself.
Overall I can see why this poem is considered a classic, highly reccomened.
I enjoyed reading this poem very much, it contained some wonderful lines and a meter which at times was a bit wonky, which mostly gave the poem some charm and character, as if it was written by the weathered mariner himself.
Overall I can see why this poem is considered a classic, highly reccomened.
kristinklaus's review against another edition
5.0
Alone, alone, all, all alone,
Alone on a wide wide sea!
And never a saint took pity on
My soul in agony.
Alone on a wide wide sea!
And never a saint took pity on
My soul in agony.
italo_carlvino's review against another edition
3.0
The poem follows in the tradition Odyssey, and succeeds in creating a journey with many sublime moments that teaches very valuable lessons to its readers.
nerdkitten's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death
oracleofathens's review against another edition
5.0
Boyyyy this is so good its not everyday a poem i actually like is the topic of a lecture
The weight of living by bastille played in my head the whole class
The weight of living by bastille played in my head the whole class
bookwomble's review against another edition
5.0
Already having an edition of [b:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner|7986598|The Rime of the Ancient Mariner|Samuel Taylor Coleridge|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434928288s/7986598.jpg|678243] illustrated by [a:Gustave Doré|290375|Gustave Doré|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1305136347p2/290375.jpg], I bought this one for the illustrations by my favourite book illustrator, [a:Mervyn Peake|22018|Mervyn Peake|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1341040504p2/22018.jpg].
Where Doré beautifully catches the gothic mood of Coleridge's verse, Peake catches the macabre, tenebrous quality of the Mariner's feverish nightmare. In her introduction, [a:Marina Warner|66285|Marina Warner|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1334704376p2/66285.jpg] tells of how Peake's commissioning editor found his illustration of the Night-mare Life-in-Death too horrifying for its intended 1940s British readership and her portrait was dropped from the first edition, though much reprinted since and included here.
Much as I love Peake's work, I wish for an edition printed on better quality paper to present them in the fashion they deserve.
As for the poem, what can I say that hasn't been said before and more eloquently?
Where Doré beautifully catches the gothic mood of Coleridge's verse, Peake catches the macabre, tenebrous quality of the Mariner's feverish nightmare. In her introduction, [a:Marina Warner|66285|Marina Warner|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1334704376p2/66285.jpg] tells of how Peake's commissioning editor found his illustration of the Night-mare Life-in-Death too horrifying for its intended 1940s British readership and her portrait was dropped from the first edition, though much reprinted since and included here.
Much as I love Peake's work, I wish for an edition printed on better quality paper to present them in the fashion they deserve.
As for the poem, what can I say that hasn't been said before and more eloquently?