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The rime of the ancient mariner by samuel taylor coleridge. Early life the son of a clergyman, coleridge was a precocious, dreamy child. Out of his anguish came this beautiful poem, which i first read, as so many of us did, in a high school english anthology. A list of poems by samuel taylor coleridge samuel taylor coleridge, a leader of the. Biographia literaria by samuel taylor coleridge free ebook. Jackson, professors of english at the university of toronto, are the editors of coleridge s marginalia and logic, respectively, in the collected works of samuel taylor coleridge.
The rime of the ancient mariner originally the rime of the ancyent marinere is the longest major poem by the english poet samuel taylor coleridge, written in 179798 and published in 1798 in the first edition of lyrical ballads. The terrifying space of the open sea, the storms and whirlpools of. Coleridges main contribution to the volume was the haunting, dreamlike ballad the rime of the ancient mariner. Feb 05, 2004 samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 was an english poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend william wordsworth, was a founder of the romantic movement in england and a member of the lake poets. Along with other poems in lyrical ballads, it is often considered a. He was the youngest of ten children of the reverend john coleridge, a clergyman, and anne bowden coleridge. Samuel taylor coleridge the major works oxford worlds. Samuel taylor coleridge was an english poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian who. Samuel coleridgetaylor was born in 1875 in holborn, london, to alice hare martin 18561953, an english woman, and dr. In 1798 coleridge and wordsworth jointly published the volume lyrical ballads, whose poems and preface made it a seminal work and manifesto of the romantic movement in english literature.
Mary, the tenth and youngest child of ann bowdon coleridge and john coleridge, a schoolmaster and vicar whom he was said to resemble physically as well as mentally. Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. The poem was written after coleridge had an opiuminfluenced dream after he read a work that describes a man named kubla khan that travels xanadu and found a fantastical amount of wonders. About samuel taylor coleridge academy of american poets. Mary on 21 october 1772, youngest of the ten children of john coleridge, a minister, and ann bowden coleridge. Oxford professor seamus perry talks us through the books that showcase coleridge s idiosyncratic brilliance. A series of essays, in three volumes, to aid in the formation of fixed principles in politics, morals, and religion, with literary amusements interspersed volume 1. Read all poems of samuel taylor coleridge and infos about samuel taylor coleridge. Discover book depositorys huge selection of samuel taylor coleridge books online. Two volume set samuel taylor coleridge biographia literaria has emerged over the last century as a supreme work of literary criticism and one of the classics of english literature. Browse samuel taylor coleridge s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. But when i look again, it is thine own calm home, thy crystal shrine, thy habitation from eternity. A friend to poet william wordsworth, coleridge was a founder of the english romantic movement.
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Jan 29, 2015 poem hunter all poems of by samuel taylor coleridge poems. The complete poems of samuel taylor coleridge penguin classics feb 5, 2004. Samuel taylor coleridge, biographia literaria coleridge spent years working on a gargantuan book of philosophy that he believed would be his masterpiece. He was educated at christs hospital, london, where he became friendly with lamb and leigh hunt and went on to jesus college cambridge, where he failed to get a degree. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Samuel taylor coleridge books biography and list of. The frozen crew and the albatross by gustave dore 1876. Mary, england, in 1772, samuel taylor coleridge studied revolutionary ideas at cambridge before leaving to enlist in the dragoons. Into this volume poured 20 years of speculation about the criticism and uses of poetry and. Born in ottery st mary, coleridge was educated at christs hospital school, london, where he began his friendship with charles lamb and began writing his first sonnets, and.
Mary, devonshire, englanddied july 25, 1834, highgate, near london, english lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher. Samuel taylor coleridge, the tenth and last child of the vicar of ottery saint mary near devonshire, england, was born on october 21, 1772. After his plans to start a communist society in the united states with his friend robert southey, later named poet laureate of england, were botched, coleridge instead turned his attention to. Samuel taylor coleridge biography life, childhood, death. Samuel taylor coleridge 1772 1834 was a poet and philosopher best known for his epic poems, the rime of the ancient mariner 1798 and kubla khan 1816.
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