Jerome J. McGann’s scientific contributions

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Publications (1)


The Meaning of the Ancient Mariner
  • Article

October 1981

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35 Reads

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46 Citations

Critical Inquiry

Jerome J. McGann

Citations (1)


... The school of thought that believes that the killing of the bird is purposeless seems to be supported by Coleridge's marginal glosses, in which the killing is described as a type of inhospitality. It would have been better if Coleridge had not included the glosses because they do not improve one's understanding of the poem but instead confuse and curb the reader's imagination because (McGann, 1981) "to this day most readers take to represent at least one level of Coleridge's own interpretation of his poem" (p. 38). ...

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A Symbolic Reading of the Mariner's Voyage in the Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Meaning of the Ancient Mariner
  • Citing Article
  • October 1981

Critical Inquiry