ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
S.T. Coleridge was born in
A
1798
B
1772
C
1797
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born on October 21, 1772 in the remote Devon village of Ottery St. Mary, the tenth and youngest child of Ann Bowdon Coleridge and John Coleridge, a school-master and vicar whom he was said to resemble physically as well as mentally.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most influential and controversial figures of the Romantic period, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in 1772 the son of a clergyman in Ottery St Mary, Devon. His career as a poet and writer was established after he befriended Wordsworth and together they produced Lyrical Ballads in 1798.

Detailed explanation-3: -Samuel Taylor Coleridge, (born October 21, 1772, Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire, England-died July 25, 1834, Highgate, near London), English lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher.

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