Describe the imaginary palace of Kubla Khan.
Introduction
“Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) is one of the most celebrated works of the Romantic period. Through imagination Coleridge describes the imaginary palace.
The imaginary palace of Kubla Khan
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Description
For the palace of Kubla Khan Coleridge chooses a medieval setting. The scene is laid in the remote and unknown Xanadu and in those semi-mythical ages when Kubla is supposed to have ruled. Kubla Khan was a historical figure who was the grandson of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongolian Empire. He ordered to build a palace for him in Xanadu on the bank of the sacred river named Alph. While describing the landscape of Kubla Khan’s palace Coleridge introduces in the following way –
“In Xanadu did Kubla khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man.”
It was a sacred and magical palace. The palace stood on the seafront. It casts its reflection on the waves. The most remarkable thing about this landscape was a romantic chasm leans out against a green hill. It was a savage palace where a woman searches her demon lover in the dim light of the waning moon. The palace had marvelous architectural skill. Its dome was bright and warm with sunlight.
Conclusion
So, we can be undoubtedly asserted that the palace of Kubla Khan is a palace of wonder which is described through the power of imagination in the poem.
