EDWARD YOUNG IN ‘KUBLA KHAN’
The fragility of human pleasure is Edward Young's theme throughout "Night Thoughts," but in the book which he subtitled "The Relapse," the life of the senses is given an unusual substance. Coleridge's indebtedness to "Night Thoughts" seems to have been as sign...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Notes and queries 2000-09, Vol.47 (3), p.323-325 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The fragility of human pleasure is Edward Young's theme throughout "Night Thoughts," but in the book which he subtitled "The Relapse," the life of the senses is given an unusual substance. Coleridge's indebtedness to "Night Thoughts" seems to have been as significant as if it was early begun. |
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ISSN: | 0029-3970 1471-6941 |
DOI: | 10.1093/nq/47.3.323 |