The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The ancient mariner himself is the narrator in The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. However, there are many instances where the narrator is the poet himself.
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was created in 1798.
The first person to climb Scafell pike was Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He climbed the mountain in 1802 using only a pen and bottle of ink.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge had 4 children. One girl and three boys. Hartley was born on September 19, 1796. Berkeley was born on May 14, 1798. Derwent was born on September 14, 1800. And the only girl, Sara, was born on December 23, 1802.
"Lyrical Ballads" was co-written by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. First published in 1798, this collection is considered a seminal work in the Romantic literary movement, emphasizing emotion and nature. Wordsworth contributed most of the poems, while Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is one of the collection's most famous pieces. The collaboration marked a significant shift in English poetry, moving towards personal expression and the themes of the natural world.
The first Romantic period in English literature is considered to be from the late 18th to the early 19th century. This period was characterized by a focus on individualism, emotion, imagination, and nature, with poets such as William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and William Blake leading the way.
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The first Oxford English Dictionary was published on February 1, 1884. The editor of the first Oxford English Dictionary was Herbert Coleridge, but he died before it was finished and was replaced by Frederick Furnivall.
Erehwon was first published in 1872.
Theodore Taylor's first novel, published in 1955, was called The Magnificent Mitscher. He wrote over 50 books throughout his career. Taylor passed away in 2006.
"My First Acquaintance With Poets" was written by William Hazlitt. This is about the writers meeting with the poet by the name of Samuel Coleridge. Coleridge became Hazlitt's distant mentor, but they later had a disagreement of sorts. The writing humanizes both men as they both had fears and ambitions.