{"product_id":"2026100008553-secondhand-biographia-literaria","title":"Biographia Literaria","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: N\/A (paperback, no dust jacket). Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. No stickers or labels visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work in the history of literary criticism, Biographia Literaria stands as one of the most important and wide-ranging prose works in the English language. Written in 1817, this autobiographical and critical masterpiece chronicles Coleridge's intellectual development, tracing his philosophical evolution from his early poetic endeavours through his deep engagement with German idealist philosophy. The work presents a rigorous and penetrating theory of the imagination, famously distinguishing between primary and secondary imagination and mere fancy — a distinction that would reshape the way critics and readers understood poetic creation for generations to come. Interspersed with brilliant personal memoir, sharp critiques of contemporaries such as Wordsworth, and ambitious philosophical argument, it argues passionately for a new understanding of the poet's role and the nature of artistic truth. Rich, challenging, and endlessly rewarding, Biographia Literaria remains an essential text for anyone serious about poetry, philosophy, or the history of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956311732443,"sku":"2026100008553-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a042993d-d8fa-4715-a6c5-8b546a697985.png?v=1783499480","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008553-secondhand-biographia-literaria","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}