The Presence of Love

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He wrote the poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan. His critical work, especially on Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking culture. He coined many familiar words and phrases, including the celebrated suspension of disbelief. He was a major influence on Emerson, and American transcendentalism.

Throughout his adult life, Coleridge suffered from crippling bouts of anxiety and depression; it has been speculated by some that he suffered from bipolar disorder, a condition not identified during his lifetime. Coleridge suffered from poor health that may have stemmed from a bout of rheumatic fever and other childhood illnesses. He was treated for these concerns with laudanum, which fostered a lifelong opium addiction. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Presence of Love - Read by AJC Andrew Coleman
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Play 02 The Presence of Love - Read by DL David Lawrence
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Play 03 The Presence of Love - Read by EEP Ernst Pattynama
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Play 04 The Presence of Love - Read by GB Garth Burton
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Play 05 The Presence of Love - Read by GL Guy Lederfein
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Play 06 The Presence of Love - Read by JCM Jason Mills
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Play 07 The Presence of Love - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett
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Play 08 The Presence of Love - Read by LLW Leonard Wilson
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Play 09 The Presence of Love - Read by JBS JemmaBlythe
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Play 10 The Presence of Love - Read by JN Julia Niedermaier
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Play 11 The Presence of Love - Read by MF Malcolm Fisher
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Play 12 The Presence of Love - Read by NJ njohansen
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Play 13 The Presence of Love - Read by RN ravenotation
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Play 14 The Presence of Love - Read by SABT SkyAlbatross
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Play 15 The Presence of Love - Read by ZK Zach K.
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