written by S T Coleridge published 1817
combination of autobiography, literary criticism, and philosophy talks about imagination, suspension of disbelief, fancy, etc
24 chapters autobiography, literary work
chapter 14 -
- as a poet
- as a philosopher
- function of poetry
Poetry Vs Poem
Poetry = activity of poet’s mind; wider concept poem = verbal expression; smaller concept
Fancy
the process by which the mind rearranges given materials according to associations and pre-established categories
- more passive
- not creative, merely mechanical
- COMBINING ALREADY EXISTING CONCEPTS
- more mechanical
Imagination
- active and creative process responsible for most art
- ”highest power of creativity”
- CREATING NEW CONCEPTS
- more organic
Can be of two types
Primary
Secondary
Fancy Vs Imagination
Fancy =/= Imagination fancy is not creative it is inferior to imagination
imagination ---⇒ Primary ---⇒ Secondary
Prose - ordinary writing, no meter, no
Poem - aesthetic