Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s epic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is a cornerstone of the English Romantic movement. First published in 1798, it tells the haunting story of a sailor’s supernatural ordeal at sea. The poem begins abruptly, with an old mariner stopping a young man on his way to a wedding. The Wedding-Guest is captivated by the mariner’s
This Source topic has been extensively researched and documented.