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Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 - Coggle Diagram
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772-1834
one of the most important figures of the Romantic movement
biography
•
1772
was born in
Devon
• He studied at
Christ's Hospital School
in London
• He left Cambridge University
without graduating
• He became
friend
of
William Wordsworth
• He settled in the
Lake District
and
died in 1834
literary production
Kubla Khan
(1798)
Probably written under the influence of
opium
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(1816)
style
ballad form
features
Hypnotic
atmosphere
contrast between ordinary
experience
and supernatural events
interest in the
medieval past
themes
the poem can be considered
a study of
guilt, suffering and expiation.
on an artistic level the poem is a
journey into the fantastic and the supernatural
Christabel
(1816)
Medieval setting
Mystery
and
evil forces
themes
The representation of medieval and/on
oriental settings
The return to the
magical
and the
supernatural
The role of the
mysterious
and the
supernatural
in human life
style
use of
Gothic elements
rich, erudite and
archaic language
use of old verse forms (
ballads
)
frequent use of
sound devices
and effects