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Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne | |
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 Swinburne c. 1892 | |
| Born | 5 April 1837 London, England |
| Died | 10 April 1909 (aged 72) London, England |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright, novelist and critic |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Period | Victorian era |
| Literary movement | Decadent movement, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood |
| Notable work | Poems and Ballads |
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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.
Swinburne wrote about many taboo topics, such as lesbianism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism. His poems have many common motifs, such as the ocean, time, and death. Several historical people are featured in his poems, such as Sappho ("Sapphics"), Anactoria ("Anactoria"), and Catullus ("To Catullus").[1]
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