The Road to Xanadu; A Study in the Ways of The Imagination

First edition. A study of poetry in the making, written after eight years of research in the books that Samuel Taylor Coleridge read before writing "Kubla Khan" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." These include works by Geoffrey Chaucer and William Wordsworth, among many others. The author follows Coleridge's creative processes, and attempts to identify his sources of inspiration. A fascinating look into the psychology of genius. Illustrated, extensive chapter notes and index. Book jacket worn with pieces missing. xviii, 639 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..