BIOGRAPHY OF POET SAMUAL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

Born October 21, 1772, Devonshire, England.

The youngest of fourteen children.

Coleridge was a student at his father's school.

Later, Coleridge attended Christ's Hospital School in London.

Coleridge entered Jesus College, University of Cambridge, in 1791.

Coleridge wed in 1795.

In 1795 Coleridge befriended William Wordsworth, who greatly influenced Coleridge's verse.

Coleridge published his first volume of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects.

Later released ten issues of a liberal political publication entitled The Watchman.

Coleridge lectured on literature and philosophy, wrote about religious and political theory and spent two years on the island of Malta as a secretary to the governor.

In 1817, he published Biographia Literaria.

Died in London on July 25, 1834.



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