The Ancient Mariner

The Ancient Mariner

1792 • 128 pages

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A mariner stops a man on his way to a wedding. The mariner then relates to the man all the events of a long sea voyage, arousing in his listener feeling of impatience, fear, fascination and bemusement.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was published in the collection Lyrical Ballads (1798), which contributed significantly to the advent of modern poetry and the beginnings of British Romance literature.

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Summary: In this poem, an old sailor tells the story of how he killed an albatross and then suffered all kinds of bad luck and strange occurrences at sea.

October 19, 2024