Book description
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was educated at Christ's Hospital,
London and Jesus College, Cambridge. Close collaboration with Wordsworth
resulted in joint production of the volume Lyrical Ballads in 1798,
which contained Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner',
signposting the Romantic movement. After wintering in Germany in 1797-8
he settled in the Lake District, where he wrote the 'Letter' that turned
into 'Dejection: An Ode' (1802). In later years Coleridge turned
increasingly to prose, covering philosophical, political, religious and
critical subjects, although new poems continued to appear in most years
until his death. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was educated at
Christ's Hospital, London and Jesus College, Cambridged. Close
collaboration with Wordsworth resulted in joint production of the volume
Lyrical Ballads in 1798, which contained Coleridge's 'The Rime of the
Ancient Mariner', signposting the Romantic movement. After wintering in
Germany in 1797-8 he settled in the Lake District, where he wrote the
'Letter' that he turned into 'Dejection: An Ode' (1802). In later years
Coleridge turned increasingly to prose, covering philosophical,
political, religious and critical subjects, although new poems continued
to appear in most years until his death.
