"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" : Key info
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a notable literary work by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".
Key info
Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
Original Title: The Rime of The Ancyent Marinere
Title of the Author: Father of Supernaturalism in Romantic Poetry.
Written Date: 1797- 98
Published Date: 1798, in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads.
Form: Ballad
Tone: Mixture of Eerie and Melancholic/ Mysterious.
Genre: Romantic Poetry.
Total Lines: 625
Parts: 7
Stanzas: 143
Setting: Time Setting: late medieval period.
Place Setting: Antarctica.