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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instanceOf narrative poem
poem
author Samuel Taylor Coleridge
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstEditionTitle Christabel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christabel; Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains of Sleep
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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christabel (character)

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 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christabel (character)
Christabel firstEditionTitle Christabel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christabel; Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains of Sleep
Christabel Pankhurst givenName Christabel