▁to ▁facing ▁the ▁real ities ▁and ▁ill s ▁of ▁life , ▁including ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁his ▁focus ▁became ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁man ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁innoc ence ▁of ▁nature . ▁ ▁Col er idge ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Taylor ▁Col er idge ▁was ▁also ▁prof ound ly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁revolution . ▁Un like ▁Word sw orth , ▁Col er idge ▁was ▁more ▁open ▁and ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁world ▁around ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁vers atile ▁man ▁and ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁life ▁that ▁covered ▁many ▁fields ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁displayed ▁this . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁poet ▁of ▁nature , ▁rom ance , ▁and ▁the ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁phil os opher , ▁a ▁historian , ▁and ▁a ▁political ▁figure . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁Revolution ▁played ▁a ▁great ▁role ▁in ▁sh aping ▁Col er idge ▁into ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁things . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Albert ▁Han cock , ▁Col er idge ▁t ended ▁to ▁focus ▁his ▁life ▁on ▁two ▁things . ▁ ▁The ▁first , ▁being ▁to ▁separate ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁world ▁and ▁to ▁sub merge ▁himself ▁in ▁thought , ▁as ▁a ▁poet . ▁ ▁The ▁second , ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁world ' s ▁affairs , ▁as ▁a ▁phil os opher , ▁historian , ▁and ▁politician , ▁as ▁mentioned ▁earlier . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : R om antic ism ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Europe ▁Category : F rench ▁Revolution <0x0A>