Kubla Khan | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Line by Line Explanation

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What depth What an explanation Did Coleridge's soul enter into you And spoke those words You connect Where there seems no connect You make one piece Of the many pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle Breathtaking is the place, the river and the fountain Breathtaking is the image you create by your own interpretation Kubla Khan, gift of Coleridge Gift wrapped in grandeur of your words How do you do it How can you do it You enter the poem You enter its soul Not a poet Nowhere I stand You inspire me To pen and share my thoughts

[@NibblePop]

You make me feel so humbled! Coleridge was a magician, his words make one feel elevated.

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[@khushboosejwal5740]

This was a great analysis Professor! Thank you for this. There are 2 lines in the poem which I think can be interpreted a little bit differently to connect all the images and fragments better. For the line "By woman wailing for her demon-lover!", I think the woman can be viewed as the spirit of nature crying and wailing because of Kubla Khan's interference and attempts at taming the natural beauty. Demons are usually viewed as free, unrestrained spirits. And so, we can say that the Earthly apparition is wailing because she is being separated from her untamed, free spirit which is being restrained and curbed. The second one is for "Ancestral voices prophesying war!". Instead of saying that those were the voices of _Kubla Khan's_ ancestors, I would like to think they were the voices of the ancient spirits of nature. Kubla Khan was an invader of the Chinese lands and in China it is believed that every thing of nature has a spirit: the rivers, the mountains, the trees, the land. Everything. And these spirits are believed to be far more ancient than man. So we can say that it is the voices of the ancient or ancestral spirits of nature that have been disturbed in their rest by the Kubla Khan's interference, and in their wrath (which can be connected to the explosion of the fountain in the previous lines) they place a curse on him, prophesying that his reign will not last long. And it is known that before even completing a full 100 years, Yuan dynasty was replaced by the Ming Dynasty. Please do tell me your opinion on this interpretation.

[@NibblePop]

Absolutely brilliant . Loved your perspective. Keep commenting.

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[@ayeshamasooma687]

Glued to the screen throughout the video. My respect and admiration to you, professor, for your efforts. Fabulous, I must say. Merci. 💙

[@halsona17]

This is one of the best interpretations of the poem.

[@benjaminmilano6213]

Awesome interpretation. Thanks.

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[@sagnikmukherjee9778]

Wonderful explanation as ever, ma'am! Just want to make a comment with regard to the similarity I found between the three stanzas of the poem and the theory of Imagination as propounded by Coleridge himself in "Biographia Literaria"- since it's River Alph, it can be considered as a river of divine creativity(Primary Imagination), since in Greek alphabet series, alpha comes first, and everything starts from it. Moreover, water is the primary source of life and creation, hence Primary Imagination(according to the interpretation of the 1st stanza). In the 2nd stanza, we see destructive forces clashing against each other, amid which Kubla is trying to re-create the pseudo-paradise- 'stately pleasure-dome' in Xanadu. As we've understood from BIOGRAPHIA LITERARIA, that Secondary Imagination is an echo of the Primary. And the last stanza speaks about Fancy, which, according to Coleridge, is a mode of memory, that is propelled and modified by the will, and is expressed by CHOICE. And as you have explained, Coleridge does make a choice with regard to his mode of poetic creativity. So, that's my observation, and I thought of, not just sharing it with you, but also getting the confirmation or approval as regards the same. Thanks in advance 🙏

[@NibblePop]

You are absolutely correct. I am very glad that you mentioned this. Keep commenting. Your observations are very enriching for other viewers as well.

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[@NibblePop]

I will try my best

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Ma'am please help us with the poem, Dejection: An Ode by ST Coleridge

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[@liketheroman]

at 16:06, the discussion of these lines completely elides discussion of female sexuality - and indeed, male sexuality - in the context of the western, orientalist gaze. It is unfortunate that you decide to ignore this and tell students to 'forget about' the 'literal' meaning of the words, and refer to Kubla Khan's building projects instead. Otherwise, this was a useful video.

[@NibblePop]

You are absolutely correct about the male-female dynamics. The lines referred to may in fact be seen as an extension of the Isis Osiris saga, connecting theis further to "women wailing for demon lover". You see the elision was deliberate. Most students get scared away by these kinds of deep analysis and usually undergrad students prefer to have more consolidated approach. This is my experience as a teacher. However, thanks a lot for your observation.

[@liketheroman]

@@NibblePop I totally appreciate that, as its such a dense, challenging text. Though the gender/sexuality element might cause some students to sit up and pay closer attention! Thanks for taking the time to reply!

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[@ananyashee3685]

Ma'am where Kubla Khan represents nature without civilisation then how it can be an element of human creation In a place, where are no human existences then how it can be a creation of human creation This portion is not understandable to me. Ma'am if you don't mind will you explain it

[@NibblePop]

Kubla never represents nature without civilization. He represents agrressive civilization that robs nature of her mystery and remoteness. He attempted to create a boundary wall to nature, trapping it.

[@ananyashee3685]

@@NibblePop Ok Ma'am I got it Thank you, Ma'am

[@mynm350]

Mam in the line "The damsel with a dulcimer" could that damsel be the muse of Coleridge's poetry who has inspired him to write about Kubla Khan and to revive her song within him. As in India we have devi Saraswati and in Milton's Paradise Lost there is Urania. Can I include this point in my ans?

[@NibblePop]

Yes you can

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[@NibblePop]

Done and uploaded.

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[@the4kmovie422]

Thank you Ma'am. It's very helpful for me. I was about to cry for Kubla khan because i didn't get the main idea . After listening your lecture, just love this poem . 👍

[@NibblePop]

Glad to hear. Poets don't write for honours students. They do it to express and to communicate. Once we learn how to respond to it, poetry becomes our favourite language.

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Thank you for the suggestion. We will take up these texts in near future.

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Yup, sort of

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[@NibblePop]

Thank you so much dear

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Mam can you answer my question please- In the second stanza of this poem what he is talking about? Is it the creation of the river Alph from a fountain or the creation of the fountain from the river that runs through caverns? Because you in this vdo have said both this in two different place. I am a bit confused.

[@NibblePop]

The fountain is created out of a chasm and then it becomes a river and then flows back inside earth.

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[@reetika1116]

hello ma'am can you give some points for this question ? Imagination 'dissolves, diffuses, dissipates in order to recreate..it struggles to idealize and unify.' Examine Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" in the light of this statement.

[@NibblePop]

You see, the images that we see in Kybla Khan appear to be erratic, disconnected. However, in poet's imagination these apparently disjointed images mix with each other, diffuse to create a poetic message, a higher truth. It establishes a connection between kubla's paradise and the mount abora, and a contrast between kubla and the damsel. This connection and contrast establishes the basic essence of the poem, the supremacy of naturality and imagination and the downfall of tyranny and human ego.

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Please make a video on Dejection: An ode of the same poet.

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[@priyamsaikia3750]

Ma'am in the first stanza only told the kubla ordered his labourers to build a building near Alph and again in the 2nd stanza formation of the Alph was described..I mean what is the connectivity between the two.please explain it as I'm getting a quite difficulty

[@NibblePop]

The second stanza is like a flashback. A history of the river.

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Could you please make a video on S.T Coleridge's another poem 'Christabel Part I'? Please professor 🙏

[@NibblePop]

Very soon. Already under edit

[@ssabui4965]

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[@sayanmajumder8899]

The Buddha said, “There is a middle way between the extremes of indulgence and self-denial, free from sorrow and suffering. This is the way to peace and liberation in this very life”. ST Coleridge also follows the middle path which helps his poetic creation to break the barrier of Mortality

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Blake's?

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[@NibblePop]

Good pieces are indeed

[@smitarahaman8430]

Mam, you said Coleridge has tried to adopt the path of uniqueness through creating the imagination by the damsel with the dulcimer. But is it really an unique way of creating the images through imagination ? I'm questioning because it is always happened to me while reading any topic not only 'Kubla Khan' itself as if I can see the whole pictures like in cinematic way closing my eyes. That is why I cannot devide the poem from the rest.... Please make it clear mam.

[@NibblePop]

How could you see that? Through words written by that poet or author right? Plus your own imaginative power. Coleridge did not say anything new. He just said it in a fresh way. Not by telling directly but by using imaginative word pictures to explain a point. To show and not describe, the power of imagination

[@smitarahaman8430]

@@NibblePop Okay mam, thank you.

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[@smitarahaman8430]

Mam, I cannot find any link in between the events next to the other even after watching and reading the poem repeatedly. The poem is okay to understand the events individually, like the description of the place where the pleasure dome is to be built, wailing of a woman, description of nature, damsel with the dulcimer etc... But I can't relate the whole thing together, can't find any importance of puting the reference of the demon lover. Most importantly how can we call it a romantic poem??

[@NibblePop]

It is a dream. Dreams are not coherent. The scattered nature of the images provide a dreamlike quality. Poetry, especially romantic poetry does not tell a story, it gives a feeling, of strangeness, as if your known rivers, hills, villages are seen through a coloured glass. Distant.

[@smitarahaman8430]

@@NibblePop Yes mam but was there any necessary of saying about the woman wailing for her demon lover next to the description of the nature! Why was she wailing! What's the importance of putting the reference here as there are no connection in between!

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[@chayanbanerjee1027]

Respected ma'am, I cannot perceive one thing from this poem, Why is the poem called Fragment ?

[@NibblePop]

It was a part of his dream and he could not remember the rest

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[@wahabawan340]

Professor, I have no reservation to appreciate your inputs about the images and such a detailed critical appreciation of Kubla Khan. I have a question if you could help me with that. Since S. T. Coleridge was given to Opium and some say this masterpiece carried out under the spell of opium. So what's your input about that, please?

[@NibblePop]

You have rightly pointed out that Coleridge was addicted to opium. You see, opium is an intoxicant and any intoxicant enhances the intensity of imagination. Coleridge dreamt this dream in an opium-induced sleep, he woke up and wished to write the dream down. He was interrupted by a visitor and by the time the visitor went away, his opium impact lessened and vanished. So yes, he could not continue and finish.

[@wahabawan340]

@@NibblePop well, thanks for the prompt response, again this affirmation gives birth to another logical cum critical question that the credit for the creation of such a masterpiece goes to opium partly if not completely. Elaboration is requested, please.

[@do-not-read-me]

@@wahabawan340 Well, as i perceive it's true that what could have been written with out taking opium might not have become that much sublime but it's not like everyone can write great works if they take opium. What i mean to say is that opium drove the great Coleridge to be more effective in his writing. So you can say that it was kind of an advantage that he was intoxicated.

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