Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne
Swinburne aged 52
Born	(1837-04-05)5 April 1837 London, England
Died	10 April 1909(1909-04-10) (aged 72) London, England
Occupation	Poet, playwright, novelist and critic
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Period	Victorian era
Literary movement	Decadent movement, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Notable work	Poems and Ballads
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Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He wrote many plays - all tragedies - and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

Swinburne wrote about many taboo topics, such as lesbianism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism. His poems have many common motifs, such as the ocean, time, and death. Several historical people are featured in his poems, such as Sappho ("Sapphics"), Anactoria ("Anactoria"), and Catullus ("To Catullus").^[1]