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Publication history of the rime of the ancient mariner. The rime of the ancyent marinere to the rime of the ancient mariner. 1789 - published in the first edition of lyrical ballads with no gloss. The poem may have been inspired by james cook"s second voyage of exploration. Themes in popular culture: albatross around one"s neck. water, water everywhere, maybe all creatures great and small . Albatross: a psychological burden that feels like a curse. An old grey mariner stops a man who is on his way to a wedding (witnessed by the speaker). The mariner begins to tell his story and the would be wedding guest is mystically enraptured into listening though he would rather be at the wedding. The mariner"s journey started out peaceful but then a storm came and blew them south to the cold climate. The ship is stuck in ice until a. Godly albatross cracks the ice and leads them out.
