Algernon Charles Swinburne (April 5, 1837 - April 10, 1909) was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it containing recurring themes of sadomasochism, death-wish, lesbianism and irreligion. Wikipedia
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The Swinburne Project is a digital collection, or virtual archive, devoted to the life and work of Victorian poet Algernon Charles Swinburne. swinburnearchive.indiana.edu/
The publication, in 1866, of the late Mr Swinburnes Poems and Ballads may fairly be called the most conspicuous event in the literary history of the reign of Queen Victoria. web.onetel.com/~amygdala/essays/housman.html
Swinburnes Poems and Ballads (1866) were attacked for their pagan sentiments and sensuality, and this English Victorian poet was an iconoclast in virtually all he undertook. philosopedia.org/index.php?title=Algernon_Swinburne
The publication, in 1866, of the late Mr Swinburnes Poems and Ballads may fairly be called the most conspicuous event in the literary history of the reign of Queen Victoria. www.gwywyr.com/essays/housman.html