Coleridge's Dilemma and the Method of "Sacred Sympathy": Atonement as Problem and Solution in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

This article presents a literary criticism of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's narrative poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," discussing its use of paradoxical juxtaposition and the theme of atonement. Discussion is offered regarding the religious themes present in the work, examining Coleridge's internal debate over the Christian doctrines of the Atonement and Redemption.