Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He wrote many plays - all tragedies - and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

Algernon Charles Swinburne (born April 5, 1837, London—died April 10, 1909, Putney, London) was an English poet and critic, outstanding for prosodic innovations and noteworthy as the symbol of mid-Victorian poetic revolt.

Swinburne was one of the most accomplished lyric poets of the Victorian era and was a preeminent symbol of rebellion against the conservative values of his time. His books include Poems and Ballads, Second Series (1878), Songs Before Sunrise (1871), Poems and Ballads (1866), Chastelard (1865), Atalanta in Calydon (1865), and The Queen-Mother ...

2020年6月10日 · Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) was one of the most technically accomplished poets of the Victorian age. But as well as the sheer range of forms he mastered, there is the daring subject matter he sometimes wrote about.

He and the poet's mother trained young Algernon in French and Italian. In religion, the Swinburnes were true to their class, meaning that they were High Church Anglicans (see Church of England ), and the poet had a Bible reader's detailed knowledge of the scriptures and of standard interpretative methods, including typology , prophecy, and ...

2024年11月22日 · Algernon Charles Swinburne (April 5, 1837 – April 10, 1909) was a prominent English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic whose works left an indelible mark on Victorian literature. Known for his innovative poetic forms, provocative themes, and association with the Decadent and Pre-Raphaelite movements, Swinburne’s life was as complex and ...

Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet and critic, was born on April 5, 1837, in London. His family, aristocratic on both sides, divided their time between family estates in Northumberland and the Isle of Wight.