Platonic Coleridge

Focusing on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's evolving relationship with Plato, this study explores how Coleridge embraced and revived Plato's esoteric ideas, often overlooked in academic circles. It delves into Coleridge's engagement with German philosophical sources and his unique interpretation of Kant's epistemology through a Platonic lens. The analysis also contrasts Coleridge's views on poetic inspiration with those found in Platonic dialogues, questioning whether his philosophical system ultimately adhered to or challenged Plato's famous exclusion of poetry from the ideal state.