A.C. Swinburne - A Poet's Life

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) was one of the literary sensations of the Victorian period. His iconoclastic poetry and prose challenged attitudes to sex, politics, religion and censorship. Not only writing some of the most original lyric poetry of the time and pioneering criticism, Swinburne became a cultural icon. In the 1860s his very name was a symbol of progressive forces emerging in a repressive age. Readers across the world identified with the paganism and humanism of his poetry. Based on new research and many unpublished letters, Rikky Rooksby sheds light on Swinburne's personality and relationships, and discusses how Swinburne's poetry develops from early pessimism to a recovered joy in the energies of the natural world. This biography is a sympathetic and fresh account of one of the most colourful figures in English literature.

Sommario

Contents: Introduction; A Small Satisfied Pagan; The River and the Block; Commoner Swinburne; ’Such Fair Green Seasons’; ’And None be Grievous as This to Me’; A Temple of Lizards; The Libidinous Laureate; The Church of Rebels; ’Glory to Man in the Highest!’; ’A Rain and Ruin of Roses’; The Puppet-Show; ’Closer than a Brother’; ’The Measureless Music of Things’; ’Deep Silence Answers’; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Ricky Rooksby

Riassunto

A study of the work of 19th-century English poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ricky Rooksby
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.06.1997
• EAN: 9781859280690
• ISBN: 978-1-85928-069-0
• Pagine: 336
• Peso: 453 g
• Serie: The Nineteenth Century Series
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; England, POETRY / General, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets