Coleridge and Shelley

Writing “Supreme Reality”: Coleridge’s Religious Musings and Shelley’s Queen Mab

“…The influence of Coleridge upon Shelley has attracted criticism that reveals important parallels between the two poets. Sally West's excellent study shows the way in which Shelley "adapts and recontextualizes" features of Coleridge's poetry, 7 and though she does not draw many parallels between Shelley's poetry and Religious Musings, 8 her study reveals the depth and complexity of Shelley's engagement with Coleridge. Jerrold E. Hogle's Shelley's Process notes Shelley's fascination with Coleridge's philosophical bent and how, at the same time, the younger poet seeks to distance himself from his older peer.…”