Timeline - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Andre Cavichione
Created by Andre Cavichione on Sat, 12/04/2021 - 20:38
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Samuel-Taylor Coleridge was influenced by several movements and events back in the day. In his work known as "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", all these influences and events are reflected in the story and heavily orientated the elements involved in the story and in the characters. In this timeline, I will show all those events that influenced this specific work and give images and descriptions of all this.
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| circa. 1685 to circa. 1815 |
Enlightenment Romanticism developed in response to Enlightenment. The enlightenment was an era also known as the “Age of Reason” approximately from 1685 to 1815. It was a philosophical movement that emphasized reason and science over superstition and blind faith. This affects the story because, without it, there would be no romanticism which is the main base of the story. Also, the purpose of the mariner’s journey is not revealed. although it seems to be the discovery of new lands given the prominence of colonialism. This symbolizes the incessant pursuit of reason under Enlightenment ideals. Boundless. “The Enlightenment | Boundless World History.” Lumen, courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-enlightenment. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. Khan Academy. “The Enlightenment Period (Article).” Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/colonial-america/colonial-nort.... Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. Science Source. “Enlightenment Thinkers.” FineArtAmerica, 7 Mar. 2013, https://fineartamerica.com/featured/enlightenment-thinkers-science-sourc.... Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Unchained Romantics, unchainedromantics.weebly.com/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner.html. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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| 1762 |
The Social Contract and Coleridge Rejection of it The social contract theory says that individuals live in line with an agreement that sets up political and moral rules of behavior. In 1762 Rousseau declared in it: “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains” which dissatisfied intellectuals and artists, and as a consequence, they challenged the Enlightenment. Coleridge's early works critique Rousseau's luxury and regularly suggested the general will, making Rousseau look like a Christ-like figure. Coleridge’s subsequent disappointment with Pantisocracy led him to reject Rousseau and the social contract. In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” with the mariner’s relationship with the albatross and the wedding that frames the poem, Coleridge defines a breaking point between the individual and general wills. Beenstock, Zoe. “Coleridgeâs Exile from the Social Contract, 1795â1829.” University Press Scholarship Online, 2016, www.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474401036..... McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. “Social Contract Theory.” Ethics Unwrapped, 25 Jan. 2021, ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary/social-contract-theory. “The Social Contract Rousseau.” Wikimedia Commons, 1 Jan. 2021, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Social_contract_rousseau_page.jpg. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. |
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| circa. 1789 to circa. 1890 |
French Revolution The French Revolution took place in France and began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. During that period France was under the ruling power of an absolute monarchy and the feudal system. The event was caused by the discontent with the monarchy and the poor economic policies of King Louis XVI. Coleridge was known for being in favor of the Revolution. He believed in the importance of a moral revolution before a political one. The Revolution, to call for that morality used guilt as a strategy. In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” the mariner experience guilt several times throughout the story. There’s a moment when he is alone in the ship, surrounded by dead people, feeling guilty that he killed the Albatross. ---. “French Revolution.” HISTORY, 4 Feb. 2021, www.history.com/topics/france/french-revolution. Henderson, Ernest. F. “ Symbol and Satire in the French Revolution.” Wikimedia Commons, 30 July 2014, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Symbol_and_satire_in_the_French_...(1912)_(14803013673).jpg. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. “The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Analysis | Ipl.Org.” IPL, www.ipl.org/essay/The-Rime-Of-The-Ancient-Mariner-Analysis-P3BEVU74ACPR. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. |
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| circa. 1798 to circa. 1837 |
Romanticism Romanticism was an intellectual movement that influenced many works of literature, music, architecture, painting, etc. in Europe over a period from the late 18th to the mid 19th century. Some characteristics of romanticism are a deep appreciation of nature and its beauty, stronger emotions than reasoning and intellect, a preoccupation with the “hero” figure and a focus on his passions and struggles, creativity as more important than formal rules and traditional procedures, and an emphasis upon imagination as a gateway to transcendent experience and spiritual truth. That imagination and creativity characteristics helped shape the story of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. Many supernatural events or characters’ characteristics are found throughout the story. Also, the appreciation of nature is present as well. The problems the mariner had were provoked by nature, like storms, water, and the Albatross. Hamilton, Samuel Hamilton. “The Characteristics of Romanticism Found in the ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.’” Seattlepi, education.seattlepi.com/characteristics-romanticism-found-the-rime-ancient-mariner-5187.html. Accessed 6 Dec. 2021. The Editors Of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Romanticism | Definition, Characteristics, Artists, History, Art, Poetry, Literature, & Music.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/art/Romanticism. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. Danhauser, Josef. “De Gauche à Droite : Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Georges Sand (Assise, Habillée En Costume Masculin), Paganini Et Rossini, Marie D'Agoult Assise Au Pied Du Piano.” File:Romanticism-Hugo.jpg, 1840, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romanticism-Hugo.jpg. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. |
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| circa. 1800 |
Church of England The Church of England is the main state church in the country, considered the original church of the Anglican communion, representing over 85 million people in more than 165 countries. In the early 1800s Coleridge return to that church and composed most of his significant religious works during that period of time. For him, praying was the best way to express what the human heart can’t say. In the story, the Mariner can’t connect to god until some point, and Coleridge depicted this as horrifying, the mariner had to go through some understanding and experiences to be able to talk with God. Also, the Albatross symbolizes a Christlike figure. It is beyond man-kind comprehension, and every time somebody tried to classify it something bad would happen. “Canterbury Cathedral.” The Living Church, 18 Mar. 2020, https://livingchurch.org/2020/03/18/church-of-england-vatican-suspend-pu.... Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. History.com Editors. “Church of England.” HISTORY, 16 Nov. 2021, www.history.com/topics/british-history/church-of-england. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | Context.” CourseHero, www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Rime-of-the-Ancient-Mariner/context. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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| 1978 |
Publishing of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel-Taylor Coleridge. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that appears in Lyrical Ballads, published with the collaboration of William Wordsworth in 1978. The story goes about an old man who stops a young man on his way to a wedding feast and “hypnotizes” him telling the story of his youth living at the sea. His Albatross murdering, his suffering, and his redemption. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | Work by Coleridge.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/topic/The-Rime-of-the-Ancient-Mariner. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. Samuel Taylor, Coleridge, and William Wordsworth. “Title Page from: Wordsworth, William and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: Printed for J. & A. Arch, 1798.” Wikimedia Commons, 1 Aug. 2009, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyrical_Ballads.jpg. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021. |
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