Oftmentioned details of his life include his opium addiction he started taking it for medical reasons, and got hooked. Samuel taylor coleridge was born in devonshire, england in october of 1772. For an automatically generated alphabetical list of all available pieces, please see. And i the while, the sole unbusy thing, nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing. Born the youngest of ten children of john coleridge, samuel taylor coleridge always called col was bullied so viciously by his elder brother that he ran away from home at the age of seven. Samuel taylor coleridge books biography and list of works. Samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 find a grave memorial. Analysis of work without hope by samuel taylor coleridge. Kubla khan by samuel taylor coleridge poetry foundation. Coleridge taylor achieved such success that he was referred to by white new york musicians as the african mahler when he had three tours of the united states in the early 1900s. Kubla khan by samuel taylor coleridge about this poet samuel taylor coleridge is the premier poetcritic of modern english tradition, distinguished for the scope and influence of his thinking about literature as much as for his innovative verse. Samuel taylor coleridge was a english poet writing in the late 18th and early 19th century, often associated with romanticism. Work without hope by samuel taylor coleridge poetry. It was read with admiration by early victorians such as john sterling, f.
He wrote the poems the rime of the ancient mariner and kubla khan, as well as the major prose work biographia literaria. Samuel taylor coleridge is often discussed in association with his peer, william wordsworth. Samuel taylor coleridge 17721834, english lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher, whose lyrical ballads,1798 written with william wordsworth, started the english romantic movement. Samuel coleridge biography list of works, study guides. The collected works of samuel taylor coleridge, volume 9. His father was a vicar as well as a grammar school master. With an introductory essay upon his philosophical and theological opinions by coleridge, samuel taylor, 17721834. He is also noted for his prose works on literature, religion, and the organization of society. Samuel taylor coleridge princeton university press. Samuel taylor coleridge books list of books by author. He is considered to be the great romantic poet who was precociously dreamy, imaginative, enthusiastic and eloquent even as a schoolboy. Samuel taylor coleridge was an english poet, critic, and philosopher who was, along with his friend william wordsworth, one of the founders of the romantic movement in england and one of the lake poets.
The academy of american poets is the largest membershipbased nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets. Coleridge is regarded as one of the movements leading lights. Samuel taylor coleridge, english lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher. Samuel taylor coleridge 21 october 1772 25 july 1834 was an english romantic poet and philosopher. The youngest child in the family, coleridge was a student at his fathers. The english author samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 was a major poet of the romantic movement. Works of samuel taylor coleridge by samuel taylor coleridge. He was still young when he met the poet robert southey. Although he is often paired with his counterpart wordsworth, there are several differences in coleridges poetic style and philosophical views. He was the youngest of ten children of the reverend john coleridge, a clergyman, and anne bowden coleridge. His famous works include the rime of the ancient mariner and kubla khan. Shedd, the noted theologian, edited coleridge s works and taught coleridge studies at the college level. Lyrical ballads, with a few other poems 1798 samuel taylor coleridge and william wordsworth 3405 downloads biographia literaria samuel taylor coleridge 1909 downloads. Samuel taylor coleridge biography, life, interesting facts.
The rime of the ancient mariner biographia literaria the friend the complete works of samuel taylor coleridge the. List of works by samuel coleridgetaylor this list is manually maintained, therefore some of the available pieces may not yet be linked from this page. Active in the wake of the french revolution as a dissenting pamphleteer and lay preacher, he inspired a. Coleridges aids to reflection was written at a time when new movements in thought were starting to unsettle belief.
Samuel taylor coleridge samuel taylor coleridge poems. After his fathers death, coleridge moved to london where he studied at christs hospital school where he accumulated a large debt, a fact that. Coleridge, samuel taylor 17721834, english poet, critic, and philosopher, who was a leader of the romantic movement. Active in the wake of the french revolution as a dissenting pamphleteer and lay preacher, he. Works cited in the shmoop guide to samuel taylor coleridge. Read all poems of samuel taylor coleridge and infos about samuel taylor coleridge. Slugs leave their lair the bees are stirringbirds are on the wing and winter slumbering in the open air, wears on his smiling face a dream of spring. He was educated at christs hospital, london, where he became friendly with lamb and leigh hunt and went on to jesus college cambridge. Hear the rime of the ancient mariner see his eye as he stops one of three mesmerises one of the wedding guests stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea. He is also noted for his works on literature, religion, and the organization of society. The french revolutionary government had suppressed the states of the swiss confederation, and coleridge expressed his bitterness at this betrayal of the principles of the revolution in a poem entitled france. Early in 1798 coleridge had again found himself preoccupied with political issues. Samuel taylor coleridge, belonged to the british romantic movement that included shelley, keats, wordsworth, blake and byron.
Samuel taylor coleridge, poet, critic, and radical thinker, exerted an enormous influence over contemporaries as varied as wordsworth, southey and lamb. A moral and political lecture 1795 conciones ad populum, or addresses to the people 1795 the plot. Samuel taylor coleridge in contrast to william wordsworth. He was also a dedicated reformer, and set out to use his reputation as a public speaker and literary. About samuel taylor coleridge academy of american poets. 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. One of the most influential and controversial figures of the romantic period, samuel taylor coleridge was born in 1772 the son of a clergyman in ottery st mary, devon. Later on due to pressure and family, samuel and robert abandone. Samuel taylor coleridge october 21, 1772 july 25, 1834 samuel and his friend robert southey proposed a utopian community fulfilling ideals during the french revolution. From 1791 until 1794 he attended jesus college, university of cambridge, except for a brief period when he was deeply in debt and entered the army. Samuel taylor coleridge is relevant to theology students in several ways.
This is due in part to their friendship and joint ventures on works such as lyrical ballads. He is probably best known for his poems the rime of the ancient mariner and kubla khan, as well as his major prose work biographia literaria. He was born in ottery saint mary on october 21, 1772, the son of a clergyman. This quizworksheet combo will help you test your understanding of his works. In the context of literary history, coleridge is often seen as the most intellectual of the english romantics due to his extensive forays into critical writing, especially his biographia literaria 1817 and lectures on shakespeare. Samuel taylor coleridge biography life, childhood, death.
Thereafter, to continue his education, coleridge was enrolled at christs hospital in london an institution famously described in an essay by charles lamb. Samuel taylor coleridge october 21, 1772 july 25, 1834 pronounced. The collection is considered the first great work of the romantic school of poetry and contains coleridges famous poem, the rime of the ancient mariner. Coleridge, samuel taylor life and works coleridge is the other great romantic poet of the first generation. Coleridge, samuel taylor life and works 26607 riassunto sulla vita e sulle opere di samuel taylor coleridge, scrittore inglese. Samuel taylor coleridge is the premier poetcritic of modern english tradition, distinguished for the scope and influence of his thinking about literature as much as for his innovative verse.
Samuel taylor coleridge 17721834, english lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher, whose lyrical ballads,1798 written with william wordsworth, started the. Jackson, professors of english at the university of toronto, are the editors of coleridges marginalia and logic, respectively, in the collected works of samuel taylor coleridge. Samuel taylor coleridge was born in ottery st mary, devonshire, as the youngest son of the vicar of ottery st mary. Full of the rhetorical machinery of the middling verse of the period, and often cloying in sentiment, these early poems have little in common with the work of 1795. Samuel taylor coleridge was a major poet of the english romantic period, a literary movement characterized by imagination, passion, and the supernatural. Samuel taylor coleridge coleridge was born on 21 october 1772 in ottery st. Samuel taylor coleridge was born on 21 october 1772 in ottery st. Poems by samuel taylor coleridge academy of american poets. Samuel taylor coleridge british poet and critic britannica. He was the youngest of fourteen children and attended school in the grammar school of which his father was the master. His career as a poet and writer was established after he befriended wordsworth and together they produced lyrical ballads in 1798. There is an introduction by martin corner kingston university and an excellent preface by ernest hartley coleridge, which not only tells the complete. Samuel taylor coleridge biography and works samuel taylor coleridge was born in rural ottery saint mary devonshire in 1772.
The rime of the ancient mariner samuel taylor coleridge 994 downloads. Samuel taylor coleridge was born on october 21, 1772, in devonshire, england. Eight of his nine older siblings were boys, and his brothers tormented him mercilessly. His most famous work is the rime of the ancient mariner. In this lesson, youll learn about one of the founders of the romantic movement and how his life, full of drugs. Samuel coleridgetaylor 15 august 1875 1 september 1912 was an english composer and conductor of mixed race. He also shared volumes and collaborated with charles lamb, robert southey, and charles lloyd. Samuel taylor coleridge lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Samuel taylor coleridge books biography and list of. Shedd, the noted theologian, edited coleridges works and taught coleridge studies at the college level. Samuel taylor coleridge was a poet credited with innovating the romantic movement of poetry.
His father, who was the vicar of ottery and the headmaster of its grammar school, died when he was yet a boy, in 1781. Samuel taylor coleridge samuel taylor coleridge troubled years. See all books authored by samuel taylor coleridge, including the rime of the ancient mariner, and english romantic poetry. Samuel taylor coleridge was an english poet from the romantic period. Though he was discovered and returned the next morning, the memory of that night would provide fodder for his later poetry. Samuel taylor coleridge the major works oxford worlds. His father, a vicar of a parish and master of a grammar school, married twice and had fourteen children. The collected works of samuel taylor coleridge, volume 11.