Christabel Flashcards

(7 cards)

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Reception of Christabel

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Wordsworth rejected the poem, leading to a ‘crisis of creativity
Byron admired Christabel and encouraged Coleridge to publish

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2
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‘Sweet…

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… Christabel’

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3
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‘Might wash away…

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… her sin unknown’

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4
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‘She died…

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… the hour I was born’

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5
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‘I saw a bright green snake…

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… Coiled around its wings and neck’

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6
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‘And the ladies eyes…

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… Each shrunk up to a serpents eye’

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7
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‘Jesu Maria…

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… Shield her well’ (narrators voice)

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