Contents.
Poetical Period.
[Chapter I.]
1772-1794.
Birth, parentage, and early years – Christ's Hospital – Jesus College, Cambridge.
[Chapter II.]
1794-1797.
The Bristol Lectures – Marriage – Life at Clevedon – The Watchman – Retirement to Stowey – Introduction to Wordsworth.
[Chapter III.]
1797-1799.
Coleridge and Wordsworth – Publication of the Lyrical Ballads – The Ancient Mariner – The first part of Christabel – Decline of Coleridge's poetic impulse – Final review of his poetry.
Critical Period.
[Chapter IV.]
1799-1800.
Visit to Germany – Life at Göttingen – Return – Explores the Lake country – London – The Morning Post – Coleridge as a journalist – Retirement to Keswick.
[Chapter V.]
1800-1804.
Life at Keswick – Second part of Christabel – Failing health – Resort to opium – The Ode to Dejection – Increasing restlessness – Visit to Malta.
[Chapter VI.]
1806-1809.
Stay at Malta – Its injurious effects – Return to England – Meeting with De Quincey – Residence in London – First series of lectures.
[Chapter VII.]
1809-1810.
Return to the Lakes – From Keswick to Grasmere – With Wordsworth at Allan Bank – The Friend – Quits the Lake country for ever.
[Chapter VIII.]
1810-1816.
London again – Second recourse to journalism – The Courier articles – The Shakespeare lectures – Production of Remorse – At Bristol again as lecturer – Residence at Calne – Increasing ill health and embarrassments – Retirement to Mr. Gillman's.
Metaphysical and Theological Period.
[Chapter IX.]
1816-1818.
Life at Highgate – Renewed activity – Publications and republications – The Biographia Literaria – The lectures of 1818 – Coleridge as a Shakespearian critic.
[Chapter X.]
1818-1834.
Closing years – Temporary renewal of money troubles – The Aids to Refection – Growing weakness-Visit to Germany with the Wordsworths – Last illness and death.
[Chapter XI.]
Coleridge's metaphysics and theology – The Spiritual Philosophy of Mr. Green.
[Chapter XII.]
Coleridge's position in his later years – His discourse – His influence on contemporary thought – Final review of his intellectual work.