A recent visit to Somerset refreshed in me the good old memories of the renowned literature guru Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The outstanding area of natural beauty welcomed me in a manner that left me agape. The green woods aligned the valleys in a beautiful way only comparable to the presidential convoys during the State of Nation Address. Now visiting Coleridge's cottage in Stowey made me think twice about him, not as a poet or man but as a husband to Sarah Fricker. Sarah is one of the "infamous" best female writers of olden days whose literary collection are being used in the world of academia till date. Well, it is universally a truth that women in the olden times revered their husband, and in anyways, they could do anything to make their spouse feel great and have that sense of belonging. Sarah was not an exception. Dropping the last letter of her name (Sarah) and putting up with the husband's infatuation on women were just but some of the extra-ordinaries. In fact, at some point, she even nearly believed that she and other women, the likes Sara Hutchinson, Wordsworth's sister-in-law, were in the same marriage. You could wonder why a woman like Sarah endured the character Coleridge was, but later it unfolded that she was a primary inspiration to her husband and as a reciprocation, she drew inspiration from her husband, alike as two peace they say.
Born in 1770, Sarah was the eldest child of the trio. They were raised in the city, got well-schooled and well informed about myriads of things, especially regarding urban. Getting married to Coleridge was one of the significant benedict she ever encountered in life, but then, to Coleridge, it was also the best gift the world provided him as he wrote in October 1975. He quoted, "On the seventh day of the week I got engaged to the woman whom I (Coleridge) love best of all beings, her name Mrs. Coleridge". Mrs. Coleridge, our protagonist here, wrote numerous works of literature. Among her works was letter writing and translation of works into English. She wrote letters to his husband's colleagues including epistles to Lord Byron and Charles Dickens. In 1834 Sara published her poem "Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children; with some Lessons in Latin in Easy Rhyme." As a translator, she worked on this one too. Her literary works did not only make her famous then but also garnered her enough respect to be regarded among the female best writers.
In consideration of the advancements which have been witnessed in literature as an academic field, her classical works are still being used or somewhat imitated. Contemporary writers heavily borrow from the works of the past writers and more interestingly, they draw their inspiration from the same old works. Bringing back to memory great writers such as Sarah Coleridge is not only a privilege but also an opportunity to create awareness among fellow intellectuals on her existence and recognize, appreciate and learn from her. Personally, I admire her as a heroine in the world of literature despite the fact that I only read but did not get the opportunity to interact physically with her and the likes, but for sure I draw much from Sarah Coleridge.
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