Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in 1772 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. His father, John Coleridge, was a clergyman and schoolmaster. Coleridge lost his father at a young age and was sent to Christ’s Hospital School in London. He later studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, but did not complete his degree.
In 1795, he met William Wordsworth, and their friendship led to the publication of “Lyrical Ballads” in 1798. This book helped launch the Romantic movement in English literature. Coleridge’s most famous poems include “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, “Kubla Khan”, and “Christabel”.
He struggled with poor health and opium addiction for much of his life. Coleridge was also a philosopher and critic, known for his work Biographia Literaria. He died in 1834. Coleridge is remembered as a major figure in Romantic poetry and a master of the supernatural in verse.
