"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", published in 1798 in the 1st edition of "Lyrical Ballads" is one ofthe longest major poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In short, the central theme of the poem is sin  and repentance.       The poet here wants to give us a message of love, unity and humanity through the sin, suffering and repentance of the Mariner, who is the...

The interest in the supernatural is an important aspect of the Romantic spirit that has appeared in the eighteenth century.To Coleridge the supernatural appeals with a special power.The supernatural machinery in The Ancient Mariner however, is not merely a series of interesting and often singular details.The genius of coleridge was eminently suited for giving to the supernatural and...