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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)

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About

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a major figure of English Romanticism, was born in Ottery St. Mary, Devon. Educated at Christ's Hospital and then Cambridge, he left university without a degree. With William Wordsworth, he published Lyrical Ballads (1798), a foundational work of Romanticism, featuring his famous poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. He also wrote Kubla Khan, Christabel, and conversation poems. His critical work, Biographia Literaria (1817), is essential. He engaged with German philosophy, developing a distinction between reason and understanding. He struggled with opium addiction and financial difficulties. He died in Highgate in 1834.

* 1772-10-21 — † 1834-07-25

Major works

  • Lyrical Ballads (1798)poetry collection
  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798)poem
  • Kubla Khan (1816)poem
  • Christabel (1816)poem
  • Biographia Literaria (1817)literary criticism

Key milestones

  • 1798Publication of Lyrical Ballads with William Wordsworth.
  • 1816Moves into the home of Dr. James Gillman in Highgate, where he lives until his death.
  • 1834Dies in Highgate, near London.

Themes

Nature and the supernaturalImagination and creativityPhilosophy and religionMelancholy and introspectionTravel and wandering

Sources: poetryfoundation.org · britannica.com · rep.routledge.com

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