ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Coleridge died in Highgate, London on 25 July 1834 as a result of heart failure compounded by an unknown lung disorder, possibly linked to his use of opium. Coleridge had spent 18 years under the roof of the Gillman family, who built an addition onto their home to accommodate the poet.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -In England, Coleridge-Taylor continued an active life in music. He composed, taught at Trinity College of Music, conducted numerous choral societies, and even conducted in the famed Handel Society from 1904 until his death. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor died on September 1, 1912, of pneumonia contracted due to overwork.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1798 the two men collaborated on a joint volume of poetry entitled Lyrical Ballads. The collection is considered the first great work of the Romantic school of poetry and contains Coleridge’s famous poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”