Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) was an English poet, critic, and philosopher who, alongside his close friend William Wordsworth, was a foundational figure in the English Romantic movement. His contributions to literature and thought extend beyond his most famous poems, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan.' Coleridge's inquisitive, intellectual spirit led him to pen a plethora of ...