Christabel

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Christabel is a narrative poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that blends Gothic mystery with supernatural elements and psychological ambiguity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf narrative poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author Samuel Taylor Coleridge ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstEditionTitle Christabel; Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains of Sleep ⓘ
linked to: Christabel
firstPartWrittenInYear 1797 ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1816 ⓘ
firstPublishedWith Kubla Khan ⓘ
The Pains of Sleep ⓘ
form irregular meter ⓘ
genre Gothic poetry ⓘ
Romantic poetry ⓘ
hasMotif bewitchment ⓘ
broken vows ⓘ
vision and perception ⓘ
hasSupernaturalElement mysterious enchantment of Geraldine ⓘ
influenced Gothic literature ⓘ
Romantic-era narrative poetry ⓘ
Victorian poets ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
literaryTechnique ambiguity of character motives ⓘ
frame of a bardic narrator ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ
mainCharacter Christabel (character) ⓘ
linked to: Christabel

Geraldine (character) ⓘ
Sir Leoline ⓘ
meter accentual verse ⓘ
notableFeature innovative irregular rhythm ⓘ
open-ended conclusion ⓘ
use of archaic diction ⓘ
periodOfComposition early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
publisherOfFirstEdition John Murray ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Kubla Khan ⓘ
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ⓘ
secondPartWrittenInYear 1800 ⓘ
setting forest at night ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ
status unfinished work ⓘ
structure two parts ⓘ
theme Gothic mystery ⓘ
dream and reality ⓘ
female sexuality ⓘ
good and evil ⓘ
innocence and corruption ⓘ
psychological ambiguity ⓘ
supernatural ⓘ

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Christabel → mainCharacter → Christabel (character) ⓘ
linked to: Christabel
Christabel → firstEditionTitle → Christabel; Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains of Sleep ⓘ
linked to: Christabel
Christabel Pankhurst → givenName → Christabel ⓘ
Sir Leoline → appearsIn → Christabel ⓘ