Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Algernon Charles Swinburne was a Victorian English poet and critic known for his musical verse, controversial themes, and influential role in the Aesthetic and Decadent movements.

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instanceOf Victorian poet
human
literary critic
poet
burialPlace St. Boniface Churchyard, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight
causeOfDeath pneumonia
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1837-04-05
dateOfDeath 1909-04-10
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Eton College
era Victorian literature
familyName Swinburne
fullName Algernon Charles Swinburne
genre dramatic poetry
literary criticism
lyric poetry
givenName Algernon
influenced Aesthetic movement writers
Decadent movement writers
influencedBy Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Victor Hugo
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Pre-Raphaelite circle
movement Aestheticism
Decadent movement
linked to: Decadentism

Pre-Raphaelite movement
linked to: Pre-Raphaelite art
nativeLanguage English
notableFor classical and mythological references
controversial themes
erotic and taboo subject matter
musical verse
notableWork A Song of Italy
Atalanta in Calydon
Bothwell
Chastelard
Mary Stuart
Poems and Ballads
Songs before Sunrise
Tristram of Lyonesse
linked to: Sir Tristan
occupation literary critic
poet
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
religion agnosticism
sexOrGender male

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Aestheticism notableProponent Algernon Charles Swinburne
Percy Bysshe Shelley influenced Algernon Charles Swinburne
The Bodley Head notableAuthorPublished Algernon Charles Swinburne
Newdigate Prize notableWinner Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne fullName Algernon Charles Swinburne
Bonchurch literaryAssociationWith Algernon Charles Swinburne