Henry James vs. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Henry James
1843 – 1916
Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of theologian Henry James Sr.
"It has made me better loving you... it has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I did not ha…"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 – 1834
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth. He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, and Charles Lloyd.
"The best part of human language, properly so called, is derived from reflection on the acts of the mind itself."
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