S.t. Coleridge’in Muhafazakarlık Dönemi: Triniteryanizme Yolculuk

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 54 Sayı: 2, 231 - 250, 01.01.2014

Nurten Birlik

Öz

S.T. Coleridge’in şair olarak en üretken olabildiği zaman dilimi 1797-1798 yıllarıdır. En güzel şiirlerini bu dönemde yazdığı için bu dönem onun şiir yaşamında olgunluk yılları olarak kabul edilir. Ancak, Lirik Baladlar’ın yayımlanmasını takiben Coleridge’in Almanya gezisi ve Alman idealistlerini okumasından sonra, hem felsefi, hem politik hem de şiir estetiği konusundaki düşünce ve pratiğinde radikal değişimler olur. Bu Hristiyanlığın daha rasyonel ve bilimsel bir bakış açısıyla yorumlandığı Tevhitçi Unitarian, çizgiden daha muhafazakar bir bakış açısının hakim olduğu Triniteryen Trinitarian bir çizgiye kayıştır aynı zamanda. Coleridge, politik olarak da daha önce kurulu düzen ve kral karşıtı bir çizgideyken ve Pitt hükümetinin politikalarını sert bir şekilde eleştiriyorken Almanya seyahati sonrası kurulu düzeni destekler. Muhafazakar Hristiyanlık ile Alman idealizmi arasında uzlaşı sağlamaya çalışır. Bu yazı daha çok düz yazıda başarılı olduğu geç döneminde, Coleridge’in özel hayatına göndermeler yaparak, yıllar içinde değişen politik ve dini görüşleri arasındaki etkileşimi irdelemeyi hedefler.

Anahtar Kelimeler

ST Coleridge, Tevhitçilik, İngiliz Romantik Şiiri, Coleridge ve Hristiyanlık, Coleridge ve Politika, Triniteryanizm, Düşünceye Yardımlar, Kilisenin ve Devletin Yapısı

S.T. Coleridge’s Conservative Years: A Journey to Trinitarianism

Öz

The years 1797-1798 mark the most prolific years of Coleridge. This period is also regarded as his mature period as he wrote his best poems during this time. However, in the aftermath of the publication of the Lyrical Ballads 1798 and his trip to Germany, and his encounter with German idealists, Coleridge underwent radical changes in his views concerning philosophy, politics and aesthetics. This was also a move away from Unitarianism, a re-evaluation of the Bible from a rational and scientific viewpoint, towards Trinitarianism, which was dominated by a more conservative perspective. Although he supported anti-establishment views, was against the Divine Right of Kings and harshly criticized the political practice of the Pitt government, on his return from Germany, he began to support the established system. He tried to reconcile a conservative interpretation of Christianity with German idealism. This essay aims to explore the intricate relations between his political and religious views in his later conservative years with references to his biography.

Anahtar Kelimeler

ST Coleridge, Unitarianism, English Romantic Poetry, Coleridge and Christianity, Coleridge and Politics, Trinitarianism, Aids to Reflection, The Constiution of the Church and State

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