Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837-1909

Overview

Works:	3,465 works in 9,400 publications in 4 languages and 122,840 library holdings
Genres:	Criticism, interpretation, etc Poetry Drama History Literary criticism Biographies Personal correspondence Essays Fiction Lyric poetry
Roles:	Author, Translator, Author of introduction, Other, Producer, Lyricist, Editor, Creator, Librettist, win, Dedicatee, Contributor, Speaker, Composer, Honoree, Annotator, Bibliographic antecedent, Collector, Signer
Classifications:	PR5513, 821.8

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Most widely held works about Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Swinburne : the critical heritage by Clyde Kenneth Hyder( )
Swinburne's theory of poetry by Thomas E Connolly( )
Swinburne and his gods : the roots and growth of an agnostic poetry by Margot Kathleen Louis( )
My study windows by James Russell Lowell( Book )
Algernon C. Swinburne by John A Cassidy( Book )

Camelot in the nineteenth century : Arthurian characters in the poems of Tennyson, Arnold, Morris, and Swinburne by Laura C Lambdin( )
How the writings of William Morris shaped the literary style of Tennyson, Swinburne, Gissing, and Yeats : Barthesian re-writings based on the pleasure of distorting repetition by Eleonora Sasso( )
A study of Swinburne by T. Earle Welby( Book )
Swinburne, the critical heritage by Clyde Kenneth Hyder( Book )
Swinburne by Samuel C Chew( Book )
Algernon Charles Swinburne : unofficial laureate by Catherine Maxwell( )
Swinburne by Harold Nicolson( Book )
Swinburne, the poet in his world by Donald Thomas( Book )
The crowns of Apollo: Swinburne's principles of literature and art; a study in Victorian criticism and aesthetics by Robert Peters( Book )
Swinburne : an experiment in criticism by Jerome J McGann( Book )
The Swinburne letters by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )
Swinburne; portrait of a poet by Philip Henderson( Book )
The life of Algernon Charles Swinburne by Edmund Gosse( Book )
Swinburne's literary career and fame by Clyde Kenneth Hyder( Book )
Swinburne by Herbert John Clifford Grierson( Book )

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Most widely held works by Algernon Charles Swinburne

William Blake : a critical essay by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

77 editions published between 1868 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,723 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume presents an exhaustive study of Blake's entire body of work. Many of his illustrations are included and discussed as well

The age of Shakespeare by Algernon Charles Swinburne( )

51 editions published between 1908 and 2018 in English and held by 1,677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A fascinating look at some of the famous poets and writers of Shakespeare's day, including John Webster, Thomas Heywood and Thomas Dekker

Atalanta in Calydon. A tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

166 editions published between 1800 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A study of Shakespeare by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

83 editions published between 1880 and 2018 in English and held by 1,527 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems and ballads by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

280 editions published between 1866 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This eBook version of Poems and Ballads, Second Series presents the full text of this literary classic

Rosamund, queen of the Lombards, a tragedy by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE( )

48 editions published between 1899 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne by Algernon Charles Swinburne( )

8 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 1,377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Songs before sunrise by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

119 editions published between 1871 and 2021 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,123 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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A study of Ben Jonson by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

45 editions published between 1889 and 2012 in English and held by 1,055 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Duke of Gandia [a drama by Algernon Charles Swinburne( )

36 editions published between 1908 and 2017 in English and held by 1,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chastelard; a tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

75 editions published between 1865 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 996 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sisters; a tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne( )

28 editions published between 1892 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 924 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

67 editions published between 1881 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Swinburne, a selection by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

11 editions published in 1960 in English and Swedish and held by 802 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Selected poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

66 editions published between 1901 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."--Provided by publisher

A century of roundels by Swinburne Algernon Charles 1837-1909( )

50 editions published between 1883 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays and studies by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

61 editions published between 1875 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne by Algernon Charles Swinburne( )

4 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Algernon Charles Swinburne was born on April 5th, 1837, in London, into a wealthy Northumbrian family. He was educated at Eton and at Balliol College, Oxford, but did not complete a degree. In 1860 Swinburne published two verse dramas but achieved his first literary success in 1865 with Atalanta in Calydon, written in the form of classical Greek tragedy. The following year "Poems and Ballads" brought him instant notoriety. He was now identified with "indecent" themes and the precept of art for art's sake. Although he produced much after this success in general his popularity and critical reputation declined. The most important qualities of Swinburne's work are an intense lyricism, his intricately extended and evocative imagery, metrical virtuosity, rich use of assonance and alliteration, and bold, complex rhythms. Swinburne's physical appearance was small, frail, and plagued by several other oddities of physique and temperament. Throughout the 1860s and 1870s he drank excessively and was prone to accidents that often left him bruised, bloody, or unconscious. Until his forties he suffered intermittent physical collapses that necessitated removal to his parents' home while he recovered. Throughout his career Swinburne also published literary criticism of great worth. His deep knowledge of world literatures contributed to a critical style rich in quotation, allusion, and comparison. He is particularly noted for discerning studies of Elizabethan dramatists and of many English and French poets and novelists. As well he was a noted essayist and wrote two novels. In 1879, Swinburne's friend and literary agent, Theodore Watts-Dunton, intervened during a time when Swinburne was dangerously ill. Watts-Dunton isolated Swinburne at a suburban home in Putney and gradually weaned him from alcohol, former companions and many other habits as well. Much of his poetry in this period may be inferior but some individual poems are exceptional; "By the North Sea," "Evening on the Broads," "A Nympholept," "The Lake of Gaube," and "Neap-Tide." Swinburne lived another thirty years with Watts-Dunton. He denied Swinburne's friends access to him, controlled the poet's money, and restricted his activities. It is often quoted that 'he saved the man but killed the poet'. Algernon Charles Swinburne died on April 10th, 1909 at the age of seventy-two

New writings by Swinburne; or, Miscellanea nova et curiosa. Being a medley of poems, critical essays, hoaxes and burlesques by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

8 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A note on Charlotte Brontë by Algernon Charles Swinburne( Book )

33 editions published between 1877 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In its praise of one of 19th century England's best novelists, this book discusses Brontë's writings and her major characters

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