Publication year 1816
Genre Poem, Fiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality, Loyalty & Betrayal, Place, Sexual Identity, Safety & Danger, Mothers, Beauty
Tags Narrative Poem, Horror & Suspense, Love & Sexuality, LGBTQ+, Religion & Spirituality, Romanticism, British Literature, Science Fiction, Gothic Literature, Fantasy, Classic Fiction
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a key figure in the British Romantic Era of poetry wrote the Gothic narrative poem “Christabel” in two parts, the first in 1797, and the second in 1800. Though it was still unfinished, “Christabel” was published in 1816.“Christabel” is Coleridge’s longest poem, at almost 700 lines. It is also the least edited of Coleridge’s work. Most of the poem contrasts the innocent piety of Christabel with the experience and supernatural abilities of... Read Christabel Summary