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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Basic Details. Born October 21, 1772 in Ottery St. Mary, England Died July 25, 1834 in Highgate , England Educated at Jesus College, Cambridge Never graduated Poet and literary critic Best known for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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  1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  2. Basic Details • Born October 21, 1772 in Ottery St. Mary, England • Died July 25, 1834 in Highgate, England • Educated at Jesus College, Cambridge • Never graduated • Poet and literary critic • Best known for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan

  3. Personal Life • Married Sarah Fricker in 1795 • Marriage was very unhappy • They separated in 1808. • Three children: Sarah, Harley, and Derwent • Used laudanum throughout his life to treat effects of a childhood illness • Opium addict (definitely by 1808) • Friends with William Wordsworth • In 1798, they published Lyrical Ballads.

  4. More Personal Life • Severely depressed throughout his life • Probably bipolar • Connected to his drug use • After 1810, he distanced himself from his family and “usual” friends • Most of his later work was influenced by drug overdoses. • Died of heart disease probably caused or worsened by his opium use

  5. Influences • William Wordsworth • German philosophy • Immanuel Kant • German literature • Nature • Drug use

  6. Kubla Khan • Tells the story of the Mongol leader, Kublai Khan who lived in Xanadu • Influenced by an opium dream

  7. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner • A narrative poem • Tells the story of a sailor returned from a long journey • Possibly inspired by James Cook or the Wandering Jew • Possibly inspired by A Voyage Round the World by Way of the Great South Sea • Inspired/created during a walking tour with the Wordsworth siblings • Archaic language in first edition but not in second

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