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Algernon Charles Swinburne

(1837–1909) Poet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Algernon Charles Swinburne was a poet from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for Poems and ballads.

Quick Facts About Algernon Charles Swinburne

Born
April 5, 1837
Died
April 10, 1909
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Profession
Poet
Notable works
Poems and ballads
Known for
Atalanta in Calydon, Poems and Ballads

About Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He was a major contributor to the Pre-Raphaelite movement in poetry, along with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris. His greatest works are the verse drama Atalanta in Calydon (1865), written in the form of an Ancient Greek tragedy, and his Pre-Raphaelite Poems and Ballads (1866).

Biography source: Wikipedia

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