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* The Mariner appears as a character in ''[[Keys to the Kingdom]]'' by Garth Nix. |
* The Mariner appears as a character in ''[[Keys to the Kingdom]]'' by Garth Nix. |
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* ''[[Serenity]]'' has an extended comparison between River and the albatross. |
* ''[[Serenity]]'' has an extended comparison between River and the albatross. |
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{{quote|'''Mal''': Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint.}} |
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* At the end of ''[[Animorphs]]'', Marco compares Jake's survivor guilt to "the Ancient Mariner and his albatross". |
* At the end of ''[[Animorphs]]'', Marco compares Jake's survivor guilt to "the Ancient Mariner and his albatross". |
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* One ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' sketch has a carnival vendor who has an albatross around his neck--because he's selling them. |
* One ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' sketch has a carnival vendor who has an albatross around his neck--because he's selling them. |
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* ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]'' uses this as a major plot point. |
* ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]'' uses this as a major plot point. |
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* The original ''[[Frankenstein (novel)|Frankenstein]]'' by [[Mary Shelley]] references the poem several times. At one point the narrator even explicitly says: |
* The original ''[[Frankenstein (novel)|Frankenstein]]'' by [[Mary Shelley]] references the poem several times. At one point the narrator even explicitly says: |
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{{quote|"I am going to unexplored regions, to 'the land of mist and snow'; but I shall kill no albatross; therefore do not be alarmed for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the 'Ancient Mariner.'"}} |
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* Referenced a couple of times in ''[[Welkin Weasels]]''. |
* Referenced a couple of times in ''[[Welkin Weasels]]''. |
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* Rather stealthily in ''[[Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age'', where you find a Djinni named Rime in the older part of Lemuria... home of the [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|ancient]] mariner Piers. |
* Rather stealthily in ''[[Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age'', where you find a Djinni named Rime in the older part of Lemuria... home of the [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|ancient]] mariner Piers. |