The Way to Xanadu
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| Author | : Caroline Alexander |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0297813137 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780297813132 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Way to Xanadu by : Caroline Alexander
Book excerpt: As a child in Florida, Caroline Alexander learnt Coleridge's masterpiece of a poem, 'Kubla Khan'. Coleridge recalled that it was composed in an opium sleep as he was reading about Kubla Khan. He awoke and wrote fifty-five lines of the poem before being interrupted. Scholars have ever since discussed the contemporary works that had influenced Coleridge. In The Way to Xanadu, a literary travel book, Caroline Alexander recounts her quest across three continents to discover the sources of Coleridge's inspiration.
