Vol.7, No 1, 2009 pp. 135 - 145
UDC 821.111-14.09   Kolridž S. T. 821.111-31.09 Barns Dž.

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ESCAPE AND RETURN: REBIRTH THROUGH WATER IN
"THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER" AND A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10½ CHAPTERS
Danica Igrutinović
Faculty for Media and Communication Studies, Belgrade

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This paper examines rebirth through water in Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Barnes' A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. It attempts to illuminate the reasons for the differences in the treatment of the archetype between the two texts, mainly pertaining to the changing perspective on female fertility.
Key words: Rebirth, water, fertility, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," A History of the World in 10½ Chapters

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BEKSTVO I POVRATAK: PONOVNO ROĐENJE KROZ VODU U  
"STAROM MORNARU" I ISTORIJI SVETA U 10½ POGLAVLJA Ovaj rad istražuje ponovno rođenje kroz vodu u Kolridžovom "Starom mornaru" i Barnsovoj Istoriji sveta u 10½ poglavlja. Pokušava da rasvetli uzroke za različit pristup ovom arhetipu prisutan u ova dva teksta, koji se uglavnom pripisuje različitom pogledu na žensku plodnost.
Ključne reči: Preporod, voda, plodnost, "Stari mornar," Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja