Poets Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth found their creativity challenged as they were deeply consumed by the societal and artistic pressures of the Romantic period. Poets during this time were faced with the intense pressure of meeting the Romantic ideal of the “creative genius” as they were plagued with a self-paralysing consciousness. These pressures halted their conscious creative ability and influenced their artistic vision, consequently jeopardising the quality of their work. When looking at the Poet and their art form, it is interesting to explore the intermediate struggles of the creative process, and how the Poet is confined to their personal and artistic boundaries.
Samuel Coleridge, an isolated speculative individual was …show more content…
Despite this, it seems as though the nature of Kubla Khan almost bounds its creative sovereignty to something unattainable to the reader. On the one hand, Coleridge offers the reader a psychedelic insight into the unknown mysterious “chasm” of his creativity and gives the reader a sense of the limitless utopia in his mind. On the other hand, this distorted experience presents a fabrication of reality, where the freedom of imagination exceeds the limits of the natural poet. Arguably the false pretence of Coleridge’s Kubla Khan is the attribution to his self-consciousness, as his opium induced state contorts his sober creative ability. The majesty of natural world and power of infinite imaginative possibilities are pushed from the fragmented glimpse of his enchanted state. The euphoric representation presents a dichotomy of the mystic nature of imagination and conscious mind. One could argue that Kubla Khan as a poem offers an illegitimate representation of Coleridge’s true potential as a poet. The artificial production, false aesthetic and opium influence of such a poem makes appreciating Coleridge’s poetic creativity more challenging and makes understanding the perspective of his poetic optic
Samuel Coleridge, an isolated speculative individual was …show more content…
Despite this, it seems as though the nature of Kubla Khan almost bounds its creative sovereignty to something unattainable to the reader. On the one hand, Coleridge offers the reader a psychedelic insight into the unknown mysterious “chasm” of his creativity and gives the reader a sense of the limitless utopia in his mind. On the other hand, this distorted experience presents a fabrication of reality, where the freedom of imagination exceeds the limits of the natural poet. Arguably the false pretence of Coleridge’s Kubla Khan is the attribution to his self-consciousness, as his opium induced state contorts his sober creative ability. The majesty of natural world and power of infinite imaginative possibilities are pushed from the fragmented glimpse of his enchanted state. The euphoric representation presents a dichotomy of the mystic nature of imagination and conscious mind. One could argue that Kubla Khan as a poem offers an illegitimate representation of Coleridge’s true potential as a poet. The artificial production, false aesthetic and opium influence of such a poem makes appreciating Coleridge’s poetic creativity more challenging and makes understanding the perspective of his poetic optic