The statesman's science: history, nature, and law in the political thought of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Romantic Radicalism -- Attacking the State -- Defending the Constitution -- Liberty and Law -- Morality and Will -- Science and Nature -- History and Life -- Defending the Church -- Attacking the Doctrine -- Conclusion Regulating the Body Politic.;Author of ""Kubla Khan"" and the epic ""The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "" Samuel Taylor Coleridge is remembered principally for his contributions as a romantic poet. This innovative reconsideration of Coleridge's thought and career not only demonstrates his importance as a philosopher but also recovers romanticism as both an aesthetic and a political movement. Pamela Edwards radically departs from classic theories of Coleridge's development and reads his writing within the framework of a constantly shifting political and social landscape. Drawing on the ideology, rhetoric, and i. Romantic Radicalism -- Attacking the State -- Defending the Constitution -- Liberty and Law -- Morality and Will -- Science and Nature -- History and Life -- Defending the Church -- Attacking the Doctrine -- Conclusion Regulating the Body Politic.