The Presence of Love


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Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He wrote the poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan. His critical work, especially on Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking culture. He coined many familiar words and phrases, including the celebrated suspension of disbelief. He was a major influence on Emerson, and American transcendentalism.

Throughout his adult life, Coleridge suffered from crippling bouts of anxiety and depression; it has been speculated by some that he suffered from bipolar disorder, a condition not identified during his lifetime. Coleridge suffered from poor health that may have stemmed from a bout of rheumatic fever and other childhood illnesses. He was treated for these concerns with laudanum, which fostered a lifelong opium addiction. (Summary from Wikipedia) (0 hr 15 min)

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The Presence of Love - Read by AJC 1:08 Read by Andrew Coleman
The Presence of Love - Read by DL 1:00 Read by David Lawrence
The Presence of Love - Read by EEP 1:04 Read by Ernst Pattynama
The Presence of Love - Read by GB 1:05 Read by Garth Burton
The Presence of Love - Read by GL 1:09 Read by Guy Lederfein
The Presence of Love - Read by JCM 0:57 Read by Jason Mills
The Presence of Love - Read by LAH 0:57 Read by Lee Ann Howlett
The Presence of Love - Read by LLW 1:08 Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
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The Presence of Love - Read by JN 0:56 Read by Julia Niedermaier
The Presence of Love - Read by MF 1:09 Read by Malcolm Fisher
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The Presence of Love - Read by RN 1:09 Read by ravenotation
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