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The most important forgotten poet.,
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This review is from: Selected Poems (Fyfield Books) (Hardcover)
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
casually dismisses Swinburne's work by saying
that, although his verse is often dazzingly
complex with intricate rhyme and metrical schemes,
the work itself is "spiritually shallow."
In fact, Swinburne's message may never have had more spiritual relevance than it does now. A rogue among the Victorians, Swinburne still has the ability to shock. Rather than glorying in Nature like his fellow Romantics, Swinburne is more realistic, seeing nature as a harsh, if beautiful, mistress. He also foresees a diminishment of organized religions in favor of earthier, almost Pagan ideals that make him a spiritual brother to Blake. Swinburne rescued Blake from nearly a century of obscurity. Maybe it's time readers do the same for Swinburne.
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Selected Poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne (Paperback - September 15, 2002)
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