Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
1.Life and Literary Career ll.Literary Outlook and Philosophy Ill.Major Works IV.Characteristics of His Poems
❖ I. Life and Literary Career ❖ II. Literary Outlook and Philosophy ❖ III. Major Works ❖ IV. Characteristics of His Poems
I.Life and Literary Career *poet,critic born in Ottery St.Mary,Devonshire son of a clergy man received education at Cambridge but left without a degree
I. Life and Literary Career ❖ poet, critic ❖ born in Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire ❖ son of a clergy man ❖ received education at Cambridge but left without a degree
Inspired by the radical thinkers with their idealism,joined Robert Southey in a utopian plan of establishing an ideal democratic community in America,named "Pantisocracy." In the spring of 1797,met and began his long friendship with William Wordsworth
❖ Inspired by the radical thinkers with their idealism, joined Robert Southey in a utopian plan of establishing an ideal democratic community in America, named "Pantisocracy." ❖ In the spring of 1797, met and began his long friendship with William Wordsworth
The following year,they published a joint volume of poetry,Lyrical Ballads,which become a landmark in English poetry. Coleridge's poem,"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner",was included in the volume
❖ The following year, they published a joint volume of poetry, Lyrical Ballads, which become a landmark in English poetry. ❖ Coleridge's poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, was included in the volume