Samuel taylor coleridge brief biography

English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)

"Coleridge" redirects here. For other uses, see Coleridge (disambiguation).

This article is about the poet. For the composer, see Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (KOH-lə-rij;^[1]) (21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth.

He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, and Charles Lloyd.

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He wrote the poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as the major prose work Biographia Literaria. His critical works were highly influential, especially in relation to William Shakespeare, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking cultures. Coleridge coined many familiar words and phrases, including "suspens