Kubla Khan | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Line by Line Explanation

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  • Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
  • A complete analysis and summary of “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, focusing on the prominent images and theme in a simple conversational manner.
    Kubla Khan is often described as a fragment. However, it is a coherent, straightforward elaboration of a poetic truth as well. It is a poem about creativity, poetic choices, man’s quest for paradise and his eternal struggle to attain immortality through creativity. This lecture is an attempt to understand the underlying meaning beneath the apparently chaotic imagery of the poem.
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  • @deeparamanathan6772
    @deeparamanathan6772 Год назад +40

    What depth
    What an explanation
    Did Coleridge's soul enter into you
    And spoke those words
    You connect
    Where there seems no connect
    You make one piece
    Of the many pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle
    Breathtaking is the place, the river and the fountain
    Breathtaking is the image you create by your own interpretation
    Kubla Khan, gift of Coleridge
    Gift wrapped in grandeur of your words
    How do you do it
    How can you do it
    You enter the poem
    You enter its soul
    Not a poet
    Nowhere I stand
    You inspire me
    To pen and share my thoughts

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  Год назад +11

      You make me feel so humbled!
      Coleridge was a magician, his words make one feel elevated.

    • @aamnakhan1404
      @aamnakhan1404 8 месяцев назад

      ❤❤❤

    • @jyotimaurya812
      @jyotimaurya812 5 месяцев назад +1

      Madam, very nice lectures. Please tell me what will be the benefit of we join you.

  • @khushboosejwal5740
    @khushboosejwal5740 2 года назад +32

    This was a great analysis Professor! Thank you for this.
    There are 2 lines in the poem which I think can be interpreted a little bit differently to connect all the images and fragments better.
    For the line "By woman wailing for her demon-lover!", I think the woman can be viewed as the spirit of nature crying and wailing because of Kubla Khan's interference and attempts at taming the natural beauty. Demons are usually viewed as free, unrestrained spirits. And so, we can say that the Earthly apparition is wailing because she is being separated from her untamed, free spirit which is being restrained and curbed.
    The second one is for "Ancestral voices prophesying war!". Instead of saying that those were the voices of _Kubla Khan's_ ancestors, I would like to think they were the voices of the ancient spirits of nature. Kubla Khan was an invader of the Chinese lands and in China it is believed that every thing of nature has a spirit: the rivers, the mountains, the trees, the land. Everything. And these spirits are believed to be far more ancient than man. So we can say that it is the voices of the ancient or ancestral spirits of nature that have been disturbed in their rest by the Kubla Khan's interference, and in their wrath (which can be connected to the explosion of the fountain in the previous lines) they place a curse on him, prophesying that his reign will not last long. And it is known that before even completing a full 100 years, Yuan dynasty was replaced by the Ming Dynasty.
    Please do tell me your opinion on this interpretation.

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  2 года назад +3

      Absolutely brilliant . Loved your perspective. Keep commenting.

  • @ayeshamasooma687
    @ayeshamasooma687 2 года назад +75

    Glued to the screen throughout the video. My respect and admiration to you, professor, for your efforts. Fabulous, I must say. Merci. 💙

  • @shwatadrisar2894
    @shwatadrisar2894 3 года назад +50

    I wish she was my professor. She makes this poem very easy to understand. Her Lecture was absorbing. Will be great if you try giving lectures on some more topics of literature.

  • @masudparveje9891
    @masudparveje9891 2 года назад +3

    A splendid lecture I have ever found in RUclips about Kubla Khan. Thank you.

  • @diyashadas1871
    @diyashadas1871 2 года назад +3

    Your description is truly inspiring ♡ I'm great full to get to know about this YT channel.

  • @lifeplant6115
    @lifeplant6115 Год назад +3

    For the first time in my career, I find so good professor of English literature.stay blessed ma'am.

  • @souravbarman3481
    @souravbarman3481 Год назад +1

    I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Each and every lines,I have understood.

  • @Brilliantvibesfromyou
    @Brilliantvibesfromyou 2 года назад +12

    A professor can make or break the interest of her/his student, I am really thankful to have you as my virtual professor who is able to make me interested.❤️.....
    Sorry to say but most of the professors are just coming and helping us lose interest.....it happened with me, but I still rise and was able to create history by scoring the highest marks, This is so disheartening to share such an experience 💔 as a student.😊

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  2 года назад +3

      So proud of you ❤️❤️

  • @ankitasaeb8163
    @ankitasaeb8163 3 года назад +6

    You elaborate this poem flawlessly😍.THANK SO MUCH MA'AM.IT IS REALLY BENEFICIAL😍

  • @aarohanfoundation3644
    @aarohanfoundation3644 2 года назад +1

    This is the best kubla Khan analysis can be..

  • @romaisaafzaal9626
    @romaisaafzaal9626 2 года назад +1

    I have read the analysis of this poem from quite a few websites, But this is the best one. Thanks for sharing!

  • @bellringer929
    @bellringer929 3 года назад +3

    thank u ma'am... u r simple, elegant and clear. feel glued listening to u

  • @rupsabardhan7342
    @rupsabardhan7342 3 года назад +6

    Thank you so much ma'am for this great explanation of the poem Kubla Khan. This is very helpful to us.

  • @minabarge6716
    @minabarge6716 11 месяцев назад +2

    Being a literature student, I really like the way you explain the lines. Thank you ma'am, It will help me for better interpretation. 🙏🙏

  • @bilalhussain8447
    @bilalhussain8447 3 года назад +2

    Never seen such a good explanation of kubla khan

  • @sukrithasundhar3236
    @sukrithasundhar3236 3 года назад +4

    Very interestingly attended..nice class ma'am. How simply you said it. You are my one of the favorite tutor ❤

  • @selvarajkm2538
    @selvarajkm2538 3 года назад +5

    Thank you so much for this lecture ma'am.😊expecting more from you

  • @harunurroshid7078
    @harunurroshid7078 Год назад +1

    What an amazing style of explanation!

  • @priyankagiri9412
    @priyankagiri9412 3 месяца назад +1

    You can never fail to amaze us with your wonderful explanation and interpretation.❤

  • @roland4623
    @roland4623 Год назад +1

    excellent lecture. lots to learn from this video and your commentary is extremely insightful.

  • @devmali5038
    @devmali5038 3 года назад +1

    Great explanation of the poem "Kubla Khan". Thanks a lot M'am for making this helpful video.

  • @vasundharakayal2002
    @vasundharakayal2002 2 года назад +1

    Studying for exam and it’s so easy thank you you are a life saver .. keep on posting

  • @beverleeanndesylva6870
    @beverleeanndesylva6870 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this lecture. It was enlightening and of great help in understanding a poem such as this.

  • @madaboutbooks5805
    @madaboutbooks5805 Год назад +1

    Hello ma'am,
    I recently started teaching a poetry, and thought I had lost touch with literature for a while, i got caught up in what's important for a test but when I went through a couple of your lectures, the way you smile when a poet evokes another, or Shakespearian imagery comes into play, makes me want to come back to literature with open arms and once again begin reading as a used to enjoy it a lot as a student of literature. Thank you for this one!

  • @imranulhaq7573
    @imranulhaq7573 Год назад +1

    Mashallah. Admirable contribution for Literature students. Highly appreciated. Thank you Madam

  • @SundasQureshi95
    @SundasQureshi95 Год назад +2

    Glad I found you ma'am. I really enjoyed your lecture. You are literary a treat to watch ❤️ love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

  • @aarushimaitra4years768
    @aarushimaitra4years768 Год назад +1

    Feeling enchanted by your explanation of this poem.Your explanation enhanced my knowledge about this poem.Thanks a lot mam.

  • @priyasispal3589
    @priyasispal3589 3 года назад +1

    Excellent analysis... Thank you for clearing out the content

  • @geethapriya4215
    @geethapriya4215 2 года назад +1

    Indebted to u for helping with such a a crystal clear clarity on the poem mam!

  • @asthasharma2323
    @asthasharma2323 2 года назад +1

    could not be elaborated better. thanks a lot.

  • @shreyagupta1914
    @shreyagupta1914 Год назад

    Your love of learning has drawn me into a whole new universe of exploring ideas!..... Very much thankful to be a part of your beautiful melodious explanation it's overwhelmed my mind and charged me up........ I have a request madam, please make videos on Alfred Tennyson' "The Lady of Shallot" and Byron's " Child Harold's Pilgrimage "

  • @the4kmovie422
    @the4kmovie422 3 года назад +4

    Thank you Ma'am. It's very helpful for me. I was about to cry for Kubla khan because i didn't get the main idea . After listening your lecture, just love this poem . 👍

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  3 года назад +5

      Glad to hear.
      Poets don't write for honours students. They do it to express and to communicate. Once we learn how to respond to it, poetry becomes our favourite language.

  • @ananthbaenglish8259
    @ananthbaenglish8259 2 года назад

    Visualization and Multiplicity of meaningful interpretations makes the scenarios fresh and beautiful!.. Thank you mam ✔ we can able to see everything correlated by a colorful picturisation.

  • @maitrayeeghosh5589
    @maitrayeeghosh5589 3 года назад +1

    Excellent explanation,simple and lucid

  • @bredamaune2028
    @bredamaune2028 3 года назад +8

    A very interesting and thorough analysis of this poem. Greatly appreciated and a joy to listen to. Your lucidity was superb. Thank you.

  • @QadirAbbas1477
    @QadirAbbas1477 Год назад +1

    An excellent way to define the poem I really inspired by your lecture 👍👍

  • @shaguftahmoin1958
    @shaguftahmoin1958 3 года назад +1

    Best explanation ever done

  • @rebekazidan49
    @rebekazidan49 Год назад

    You are my fav lecturer now on...
    ❤ Can't thank u enough mam❤❤❤❤

  • @mecxlarsangma1165
    @mecxlarsangma1165 2 года назад +2

    Thank you so ma'am, you explained it very clear! 🙏🏻

  • @sridhar2748
    @sridhar2748 3 года назад +4

    I am happy to see your lesson and heartful thank you madam.

  • @snehabose304
    @snehabose304 Год назад +1

    thank you ma'am for your beautiful explanation. you just make every poem to easy.

  • @greenkiwi99
    @greenkiwi99 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much, Ma'am. This lecture was so insightful.

  • @dicruzz1103
    @dicruzz1103 2 года назад +2

    wow..beautiful analysis..superbbb..gratitude from Kerala

  • @labanisarkar9798
    @labanisarkar9798 2 года назад +1

    Wonderful illustration...Thank you so much Ma'am

  • @sagnikmukherjee9778
    @sagnikmukherjee9778 2 года назад +11

    Wonderful explanation as ever, ma'am! Just want to make a comment with regard to the similarity I found between the three stanzas of the poem and the theory of Imagination as propounded by Coleridge himself in "Biographia Literaria"- since it's River Alph, it can be considered as a river of divine creativity(Primary Imagination), since in Greek alphabet series, alpha comes first, and everything starts from it. Moreover, water is the primary source of life and creation, hence Primary Imagination(according to the interpretation of the 1st stanza). In the 2nd stanza, we see destructive forces clashing against each other, amid which Kubla is trying to re-create the pseudo-paradise- 'stately pleasure-dome' in Xanadu. As we've understood from BIOGRAPHIA LITERARIA, that Secondary Imagination is an echo of the Primary. And the last stanza speaks about Fancy, which, according to Coleridge, is a mode of memory, that is propelled and modified by the will, and is expressed by CHOICE. And as you have explained, Coleridge does make a choice with regard to his mode of poetic creativity. So, that's my observation, and I thought of, not just sharing it with you, but also getting the confirmation or approval as regards the same. Thanks in advance 🙏

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  2 года назад +3

      You are absolutely correct. I am very glad that you mentioned this. Keep commenting. Your observations are very enriching for other viewers as well.

    • @sagnikmukherjee9778
      @sagnikmukherjee9778 2 года назад +3

      @@NibblePop thank you so much, ma'am. Am overwhelmed🙏.

    • @Brilliantvibesfromyou
      @Brilliantvibesfromyou 2 года назад +1

      @@sagnikmukherjee9778 thank you sir for this insightful explanation 💫

  • @pritamghosh6153
    @pritamghosh6153 2 месяца назад +1

    Too outstanding of your understanding techniques mam

  • @do-not-read-me
    @do-not-read-me Год назад +1

    Hope! I could grap words to adore,
    What you've taught is lucidly pure,
    May I could be able to menifest
    how being a teacher you're the best.

  • @mukundamondal1248
    @mukundamondal1248 5 месяцев назад +2

    Amazing explanation ma'am 🙏

  • @nehabag1123
    @nehabag1123 2 года назад +2

    Thank you maam... You are changing lives ❤️❤️❤️

  • @aamnakhan1404
    @aamnakhan1404 8 месяцев назад +1

    Ma'am when I was reading on my it was like I'm literally dealing with a fragment, but you portray it I was able to see a complete whole, as you've said if it is a poem it cannot be a fragment❤

  • @funwithdhrishat8886
    @funwithdhrishat8886 Год назад +2

    Very nicely explained

  • @jannatsultana5796
    @jannatsultana5796 Год назад

    Thank you so much❤ mam for explaining the text so beautifully. The way you explain the texts that what I don't understand to others, it's easy for me to understand to you. Lot's of respect to you mam.. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @jessyjohn3144
    @jessyjohn3144 2 года назад +1

    Ma'am you are amazing.Your classes are the best classes👍👍👍

  • @dilniashara1443
    @dilniashara1443 2 года назад +1

    Wow. This was great. Please update more (I am from 🇱🇰 )

  • @teachingthetinytots5748
    @teachingthetinytots5748 3 года назад +1

    Thanks a lot!! Beautiful explanation!

  • @SafiUllah-eq2sx
    @SafiUllah-eq2sx 4 года назад +1

    Amazing discussion. Love it

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  3 года назад

      Thank you Safi Ullah. Hope you enjoy my other videos too.

  • @amartyarabighosh812
    @amartyarabighosh812 3 года назад +6

    Thank you so so much for the wonderful lecture. Helped me alot ! Thank you again ma'am ! If possible please try to cover the 5th and 6th sem syllabus of WBSU. It's an earnest request !

  • @zit9206
    @zit9206 2 года назад +2

    I hope you hit 1M soon ma'am 😇❤️

  • @pujasingh4675
    @pujasingh4675 2 года назад +2

    It just awesome lecture mam....their is no video like this in youtube....

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  2 года назад

      Thank you so much dear

  • @parul2581
    @parul2581 Год назад +1

    Wonderful explanation.. In interesting way.. Kudos👏👏

  • @souviksadhukhan9894
    @souviksadhukhan9894 2 года назад +1

    This lecture was really very helpful ma'am, thank you so much 🙏

  • @kritikashree9363
    @kritikashree9363 6 месяцев назад

    Colerige maybe a Kaldeioscope.. But you my educator are truly the perfect set lenses guiding us and making literature a much better thing to study🥰
    Thank you so so much Ma'am😇

  • @dipankarmondal9775
    @dipankarmondal9775 3 года назад +1

    Excellent discussion.

  • @p.iabhivyakti9641
    @p.iabhivyakti9641 2 года назад +2

    Wonderful explanation............ thank you ma'am .

  • @SimonaTempra
    @SimonaTempra Год назад +1

    wonderful explaination. Thank you

  • @broy7119
    @broy7119 3 года назад +6

    What a beautiful nd informative lecture👍👍👍.....plz guide us for M.A English ignou syllabus.... M sure millions of students will be thankful to u ....nd ur channel will grow in leaps and bounds.....

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  3 года назад +2

      I will try my best

  • @user-oz7um3ue5k
    @user-oz7um3ue5k 2 года назад +2

    I wish I were as good in teaching literature as you are. Your lecture is so informative. Could you please make a video about Christopher's Marlowe "Doctor Faustus". I used to write a dissertation about it but i didn't cope because of the illness

  • @harshyadav125
    @harshyadav125 2 года назад +4

    When your books and teacher does not make sense, she does 🙌

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  2 года назад

      Oh that is so sweet of you 💖

  • @zubiatasmin7935
    @zubiatasmin7935 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much and wonderful explanations😊😊😊😊

  • @SangeetaKumari-nh6sj
    @SangeetaKumari-nh6sj 3 года назад +1

    Thnq so much mam u r describing this poem very beautifully 😊

  • @myenglishcampus
    @myenglishcampus 3 года назад +1

    Great analysis

  • @shilpishekhar6668
    @shilpishekhar6668 3 года назад +1

    Excellent explanation

  • @bhasuramman7660
    @bhasuramman7660 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing explanation 🙏

  • @soniagupta5524
    @soniagupta5524 Год назад +1

    Wonderful explanation

  • @gaurikumari1367
    @gaurikumari1367 Год назад +1

    Wonderful explanation❤

  • @janecaulfield4559
    @janecaulfield4559 3 года назад +1

    It's amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much ma'am 🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @KamilaM-oo5vl
    @KamilaM-oo5vl 2 года назад +1

    Thank you soo much for the lecture mam... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @pratibhapunnuri4172
    @pratibhapunnuri4172 2 года назад +1

    Really wonderful mam. It's helped me a lot. I really thank and admire of your lecture. Thank you for this wonderful lecture.

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      @englishliterature00 2 года назад

      please, subscribe my channel to get more helpful videos regarding English literature🌹

  • @akashmodak009
    @akashmodak009 Год назад +1

    Respected Professor,
    Heartiest regards to you for explaining the poem in such a lucid way.
    Can you please, explain the poem 'Christabel' ?! Please 🙏

  • @una4243
    @una4243 2 года назад +1

    Thank you ma'am... This video helped me a lot 🥰🙏

  • @divyakumari7238
    @divyakumari7238 Год назад +1

    Euphoria😍 thankyou so much for this splendid explanation ...

  • @suvendymaity6950
    @suvendymaity6950 2 года назад +1

    I came ,I saw ,I acknowledged,I enjoyed

  • @ambikachand5784
    @ambikachand5784 2 года назад +1

    Great lecture

  • @manuchauhan1362
    @manuchauhan1362 3 года назад +8

    Mam please make a presentation on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with critical appreciation and critics

    • @manahilsajid8636
      @manahilsajid8636 3 года назад +1

      Yes mam please make a presentation on the rime of ancient mariner

  • @SupriyoBanerjee
    @SupriyoBanerjee Год назад +2

    Great explanation mam thanks a lot🍂🍁

  • @englishacademy9817
    @englishacademy9817 2 года назад +1

    Simply awesome mam.

  • @user-yi4ks8pv9o
    @user-yi4ks8pv9o 2 года назад +2

    Superb✨

  • @Boss44444
    @Boss44444 2 года назад +2

    My search ends here..........👍👍

  • @moganak884
    @moganak884 2 года назад +1

    Very nice mam.. Thanks for ur explanation

  • @faisalwani4829
    @faisalwani4829 2 года назад +1

    very very insightful.

  • @adrijamukherjee5712
    @adrijamukherjee5712 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much 🙏🏻

  • @prity1182
    @prity1182 3 года назад +1

    Amazing explain..

  • @moonlight5237
    @moonlight5237 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much professor!🤍🤍 exam in a day ! This is so helpful 🤍🤍

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  Год назад

      Good luck. Do let me know how it went

  • @shantach0075
    @shantach0075 2 года назад +1

    Ma'am mai Bihar se hu... Hindi background se lekin aapka jo explaination hota h wo easy English me hota h n smjhne me dikkt nhi hota...mai UGC NET in English literature ka taiyari kr rhi hu and aapk analysis se mujhe poerty smjhne me bahut help hota h...aapse request h ki UGG NET k syllabus pr aur video bnaeeye...hm jaise students jo acche college me pday nhi kr pate unhe bahut help milega.... thank you so much....🙏

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  2 года назад +1

      I was born and brought up in Bihar too(first Ranchi and then Dhanbad , it was under Bihar back then. So I have a special place in my heart for people from Bihar and Jharkhand. Stay blessed and stay connected. I will try my best to help the NET aspirants.

  • @jujuxp2641
    @jujuxp2641 Год назад +1

    Thank you queen

  • @mongmong281
    @mongmong281 2 года назад +1

    maam please upload more videos...its so informative nd easy to understand if possible thn please make a video of modern age nd post modern age its my humble rqst🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 maam

  • @yeasminsultana6851
    @yeasminsultana6851 Год назад +1

    Thank you ma'am.

  • @K_F_fox
    @K_F_fox 2 года назад +1

    It never occurred to me that the plot of this poem is, "they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot." This exegesis is genius. It's like I've *never* read this poem before, even though it's one of my top 5 favorites.

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  2 года назад

      Yup. That's exactly how it was done. And Kubla did so thinking that his creation would immortalize him, kind of earthly paradise. But he made the same mistake that Shelley's Ozymandias did. Hope you've read that piece. You will find uncanny similarity.

    • @K_F_fox
      @K_F_fox 2 года назад

      @@NibblePop Since the statue of Ozymandias is "a heap of broken images that brings no comfort," I have to wonder if the name "Prufrock" is a reference to the Person from Porlock. Here's Coleridge, in an state of narcosis, in those caverns measureless to man, lingering in the chambers of the sea by sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown, and the Person from Porlock woke him, and his poetic images all but drowned.

  • @Iffi7.official
    @Iffi7.official 3 года назад +2

    Yes seriously love it

    • @NibblePop
      @NibblePop  3 года назад

      Thank you for your appreciation. Hope you enjoy the other videos too.