Rime of the Ancient Mariner

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Narrated by Nate Maughan

Overview

Step aboard the ship of imagination with 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Unabridged Version)', Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic tale of sin, penance, and the awe-inspiring power of the natural world. This audiobook rendition perfectly encapsulates the haunting beauty of Coleridge's masterpiece, making it an unmissable auditory experience.
Delivered in a crisp, clear voice that captures the rhythmic beauty of Coleridge's original verse, this audiobook stays loyal to the timeless text, bringing each poignant line and dramatic scene to life. As the ancient mariner recounts his chilling tale of an ill-fated sea voyage, listeners will be drawn into a world of mariners, albatrosses, ghostly specters, and the relentless sea.
Perfect for both lovers of classic poetry and those new to Coleridge's work, this audiobook offers a captivating way to experience one of the most influential poems in English literature. So, whether you're revisiting this iconic tale or hearing it for the first time, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Unabridged Version)' will leave you spellbound by its evocative power and lyrical charm.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

"It is an ancient Mariner, and he stoppeth one of thee...." Although these ominous lines perennially instill fear of final exams and term papers in the minds of high school students and Romantic English majors, they're not often remembered by adults. Mason's reading of Coleridge's 1796 epic poem is at once hypnotic and stirring. The Academy Award-nominated actor reads the chilling tale involving clashes with sea monsters, a boat swarming with zombies and a dice game with Death in an authoritative English accent. Like the ocean surrounding the Mariner's ship, his voice ebbs and flows with the imaginative poem's various heights. He quickly rattles off, "water, water, every where, and all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" but gently whispers "And I had done an hellish thing, and it would work `em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird that made the breeze to blow." Coleridge (1772-1834), uses words to make the fantastical believable, and here, Mason brings those words vividly to life. A bonus track features Mason's animated reading of The Hunting of the Snark, an eight-canto poem by Lewis Carroll. (Feb.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

Gr 4 Up-- One of the classic poems of the romantic period of English literature has been illustrated with charcoal drawings and full-color, full-page pastel seascapes by Young. Coleridge's masterpiece has much to recommend it to a modern audience because of its central theme of the importance of ``all things both great and small;'' also, the mysterious supernatural events, the skeleton ship, and the zombie crew are occult touches that will appeal to many young readers. However, Coleridge's 18th-century rhymes and references make difficult reading and, although the marginal asides are helpful, much of the religious structure of the poem and many of the archaic words remain obscure. Although they may admire Young's dramatic pictures and will certainly enjoy the rich format of the book, few 20th-century readers will persevere unaided through all seven parts of this work of penitence. Its primary audience is adults who wish to preserve and use a recognized piece of English literature by reading it aloud to a new generation of young people. --Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ

Booknews

Intended as a college-level introduction to the poem, this volume presents the 1798 and 1817 versions side by side, followed by five different critical approaches of the poem (reader-response, Marxist, New Historical, psychoanalytic, and deconstructivist) with discussion of each theoretical treatment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

DEC 02/JAN 03 - AudioFile

The late James Mason chillingly renders Coleridge's 1798 verse fable, THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER. In rhyming couplets, an old salt tells a passing stranger of how his killing an albatross on a sea voyage led to the deaths of his crew mates and other supernatural horrors. Aside from its mystical significance and poetic brilliance, the mariner's tale is something to scare Boy Scouts with at a late night camp-out. Mason delivers that scary yarn aspect as well as other virtues in the sonorous tones for which he is justly famous. Likewise, Roy Dotrice throws himself into Lewis Carroll's mock heroic HUNTING OF THE SNARK (1867), a perfect complement--or antidote--to MARINER. Dotrice possessed some of the same skills as Mason--a beautiful voice, elegance, and a seemingly effortless skill. As exhibited here, he also can let loose with plenty of delightful silliness. This volume, like the poems themselves, will engage both children and adults. Y.R. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171375638
Publisher:	Eternals Echoes
Publication date:	07/01/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged

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