Love - Complete information on this poem by author S.T.Coleridge
Love - Complete information on this lesson by author S.T.Coleridge About the Text : "Love" is one of Coleridge's most interesting and beautiful poems. The poem "Love" is extracted from the Tale of the Dark Ladies in which there is an introduction to Genevieve. In this poem, the poet has created an imaginary beloved Genevieve. In 1800, Coleridge moved to the Lake District with the Wordsworths. His marriage was increasingly unhappy and he had fallen disastrously in love with Wordsworth's future sister-in-law Sara Hutchinson as recorded in "Love" and other Asra poems. His use of opium became a crippling addiction. In this poem. the poet has described his unrequited love affair with Genevieve. It is a creation of the poet's imagination. Her emotional reactions to the story are very delicate and subtle. The poet succeeds in depicting them minutely and accurately. The poem illustrates many of the best qualities of Coleridge's poetry. The poet...