Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by ColeridgeAuthor: Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Apr 8, 2019

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) was a major English poet and critic of the Romantic movement. The library holds 21 of his works, including complete poetical collections, a single long narrative poem, selected poems, and prose criticism. His best-known work, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is distinguished by its strange sea narrative, supernatural imagery, musical language, and rich imagination. Biographia Literaria sets out his critical ideas on imagination, fancy, and poetic language, exerting a lasting influence on later literary theory. His poetry often blends philosophical reflection, religious feeling, and natural description, combining the simplicity of ballad form with meditative speculation. Public information is limited, so this note relies mainly on the library's holdings to describe his subjects, style, and literary influence without inventing biographical details.