Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a seminal figure in English literature, a poet, literary critic, and philosopher who played a crucial role in the development of Romanticism. Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, in 1772, his poetic work, notably "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan", is celebrated for its vivid imagination and ethereal lyricism. Coleridge was also an influential literary critic, whose ideas on imagination and the relationship between the poet and nature shaped later literary theory. He collaborated with William Wordsworth on the publication "Lyrical Ballads", a landmark of Romanticism. His philosophical and theological reflections, though sometimes obscure, reveal a profound and inquisitive mind. His life was marked by health problems and opium addiction, which affected his productivity and stability. Samuel Taylor Coleridge passed away in 1834, leaving a lasting legacy in poetry and criticism.
Poems List
The moving moon went up the sky, And nowhere did abide; Softly she was going up, And a star or two beside.
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I fear thee, ancient Mariner! I fear thy skinny hand! And thou art long, and lank, and brown, As is the ribbed sea-sand. 1
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The sun’s rim dips, the stars rush out: At one stride comes the dark; With far-heard whisper o’er the sea Off shot the specter bark.
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