Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" : an archetypal interpretation

Although "Kubla Khan" has been the source of a variety of critical interpretations, the poem apparently has evaded a wholly definitive analysis, for many of the critics speak of "its indefinable magic" or the "incantatory fascination." The purpose of this thesis is to offer an explanation for the significant emotional response aroused in readers by Coleridge's poem. [...]