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	'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837 - 1909) was a Victorian era English poet and literary critic. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, although he is now considered to be one of the great poets of Britain. He touched on many themes, including liberty, the relationship between pleasure and pain, and the psychology of sexual passion (Sabazius, 1995). He also had interest in de Sade, masochism, and femmes fatales, along with a great disdain of [[Christianity]]. He wrote poems in ~~favour~~ of the independence of Italy, ~~feuled~~ by a hatred of tyranny. Swinburne served as inspiration for many future poets, not the least of which was [[Aleister Crowley]].		'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837 - 1909) was a Victorian era English poet and literary critic. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, although he is now considered to be one of the great poets of Britain. He touched on many themes, including liberty, the relationship between pleasure and pain, and the psychology of sexual passion (Sabazius, 1995). He also had interest in de Sade, masochism, and femmes fatales, along with a great disdain of [[Christianity]]. He wrote poems in favor of the independence of Italy, fueled by a hatred of tyranny. Swinburne served as inspiration for many future poets, not the least of which was [[Aleister Crowley]].


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	He is considered a "decadent" poet, albeit that he professed to perhaps rather more vice than he actually indulged in, a fact which Oscar Wilde notably and acerbically commented upon. "Dolores" is a Swinburne poem notable for its decadent mood and matter.		He is considered a "decadent" poet, albeit that he professed to perhaps rather more vice than he actually indulged in, a fact which Oscar Wilde notably and acerbically commented upon. "Dolores" is a Swinburne poem notable for its decadent mood and matter.

	Many of his poems evoke the Victorian fascination with the ~~mediaeval~~ period, and some of them are explicitly ~~mediaeval~~ in style, tone and construction, these representatives notably being "The Leper," "Laus Veneris" and "St. Dorothy."		Many of his poems evoke the Victorian fascination with the medieval period, and some of them are explicitly medieval in style, tone and construction, these representatives notably being "The Leper," "Laus Veneris" and "St. Dorothy."

	He was a great inspiration to English Romantics of the 19th century. British students at Oxford and Cambridge gathered in the university quadrangles to chant passages from Swinburne's ''Poems and Ballads'' (1866). His book length essay on [[William Blake]] was instrumental in bringing the earlier poet to critical attention.		He was a great inspiration to English Romantics of the 19th century. British students at Oxford and Cambridge gathered in the university quadrangles to chant passages from Swinburne's ''Poems and Ballads'' (1866). His book length essay on [[William Blake]] was instrumental in bringing the earlier poet to critical attention.

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	'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837 - 1909) was a Victorian era English poet and literary critic. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, although he is now considered to be one of the great poets of ~~Brittain~~. He touched on many themes, including liberty, the relationship between pleasure and pain, and the psychology of sexual passion (Sabazius, 1995). He also had interest in de Sade, masochism, and femmes fatales, along with a great disdain of [[Christianity]]. He wrote poems in favour of the independence of Italy, feuled by a hatred of tyranny. Swinburne served as inspiration for many future poets, not the least of which was [[Aleister Crowley]].		'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837 - 1909) was a Victorian era English poet and literary critic. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, although he is now considered to be one of the great poets of Britain. He touched on many themes, including liberty, the relationship between pleasure and pain, and the psychology of sexual passion (Sabazius, 1995). He also had interest in de Sade, masochism, and femmes fatales, along with a great disdain of [[Christianity]]. He wrote poems in favour of the independence of Italy, feuled by a hatred of tyranny. Swinburne served as inspiration for many future poets, not the least of which was [[Aleister Crowley]].

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Swinburne studied at Balliol College, Oxford. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement~~. He~~ first gained fame with ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), a drama in classical Greek form.		Swinburne studied at Balliol College, Oxford. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and he first gained literary fame with ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), a drama in classical Greek form.

	He is considered a "decadent" poet, albeit that he professed to perhaps rather more vice than he actually indulged in, a fact which Oscar Wilde notably and acerbically commented upon.		He is considered a "decadent" poet, albeit that he professed to perhaps rather more vice than he actually indulged in, a fact which Oscar Wilde notably and acerbically commented upon. "Dolores" is a Swinburne poem notable for its decadent mood and matter.

	Many of his poems evoke the Victorian fascination with the mediaeval period, and some of them are explicitly mediaeval in style, tone and construction, these representatives notably being ''The Leper'', ''Laus Veneris'' and ''St. Dorothy''.		Many of his poems evoke the Victorian fascination with the mediaeval period, and some of them are explicitly mediaeval in style, tone and construction, these representatives notably being "The Leper," "Laus Veneris" and "St. Dorothy."

	He was a great inspiration to English Romantics of the 19th century. British students at Oxford and Cambridge gathered in the university quadrangles to chant passages from Swinburne's ''Poems and Ballads'' (1866). His book length essay on [[William Blake]] was instrumental in bringing the earlier poet to critical attention.		He was a great inspiration to English Romantics of the 19th century. British students at Oxford and Cambridge gathered in the university quadrangles to chant passages from Swinburne's ''Poems and Ballads'' (1866). His book length essay on [[William Blake]] was instrumental in bringing the earlier poet to critical attention.

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Overview: --NOW check out the stanza from Swinburne, EGC priests!

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	He was an alcoholic and a highly excitable character. His health suffered as a result, until he finally broke down and was taken into care by his friend Theodore Watts, who looked after him for the rest of his life in Putney. Thereafter he settled into his poetry, publishing another 23 volumes of work.		He was an alcoholic and a highly excitable character. His health suffered as a result, until he finally broke down and was taken into care by his friend Theodore Watts, who looked after him for the rest of his life in Putney. Thereafter he settled into his poetry, publishing another 23 volumes of work.

	<b>From ''~~In the Orchard~~''</b>		<b>From ''Atalanta in Calydon''</b>
	<pre>		<pre>
	~~Lie closer, lean your face upon my side~~,		The full streams feed on flower of rushes,
	~~Feel where the dew fell that has hardly dried~~,		Ripe grasses trammel a travelling foot,
	~~Hear how the blood beats that went nigh to swoon;~~		The faint fresh flame of the young year flushes
	The ~~pleasure lives there when~~ the ~~sense has died;~~		From leaf to flower and flower to fruit.
	~~Ah God, ah God, that day should be so soon~~.		And fruit and leaf are as gold and fire,
			And the oat is heard above the lyre,
	~~O my fair lord~~, ~~I charge you leave me this:~~		And the hooféd heel of satyr crushes
	~~Is it not sweeter than a foolish kiss?~~		The chestnut-husk at the chestnut-root.
	~~Nay take it then, my flower, my first in June~~,
	~~My rose, so like a tender mouth it is:~~
	~~Ah God, ah God, that day should be so soon~~.
	</pre>		</pre>

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	*Crowley, Aleister. (1979). ''The Confessions of Aleister Crowley.'' London;Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul.		*Crowley, Aleister. (1979). ''The Confessions of Aleister Crowley.'' London;Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul.
	*Crowley, Aleister. (2002). ''The General Principles of Astrology.'' Boston, MA : Weiser Books.		*Crowley, Aleister. (2002). ''The General Principles of Astrology.'' Boston, MA : Weiser Books.
			*Nicolson, Harold. (1969). ''Swinburne.'' [n.p.], Archon.
			*Thomas, Donald. (1979). ''Swinburne: The Poet in His World.'' London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson.
	*Drabble, M. & Stringer, J. (1996). "Swinburne, Algernon Charles." ''The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature.'' Retrieved from [http://80-www.oxfordreference.com.content.lib.utexas.edu:2048/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t54.e5923 Oxford Reference Online] on Sept. 22, 2004.		*Drabble, M. & Stringer, J. (1996). "Swinburne, Algernon Charles." ''The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature.'' Retrieved from [http://80-www.oxfordreference.com.content.lib.utexas.edu:2048/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t54.e5923 Oxford Reference Online] on Sept. 22, 2004.
	*Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne]''. Retreived on Sept. 22, 2004.		*Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne]''. Retreived on Sept. 22, 2004.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	~~He was a student~~ at Balliol College, Oxford~~, and his work in his day was very popular among undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge~~. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He first gained fame with ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), a drama in classical Greek form.		Swinburne studied at Balliol College, Oxford. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He first gained fame with ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), a drama in classical Greek form.

	He is considered a "decadent" poet, albeit that he professed to perhaps rather more vice than he actually indulged in, a fact which Oscar Wilde notably and acerbically commented upon.		He is considered a "decadent" poet, albeit that he professed to perhaps rather more vice than he actually indulged in, a fact which Oscar Wilde notably and acerbically commented upon.
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	Many of his poems evoke the Victorian fascination with the mediaeval period, and some of them are explicitly mediaeval in style, tone and construction, these representatives notably being ''The Leper'', ''Laus Veneris'' and ''St. Dorothy''.		Many of his poems evoke the Victorian fascination with the mediaeval period, and some of them are explicitly mediaeval in style, tone and construction, these representatives notably being ''The Leper'', ''Laus Veneris'' and ''St. Dorothy''.

	He was a great inspiration to English Romantics of the 19th century. British students at Oxford and Cambridge gathered in the university quadrangles to chant passages from Swinburne's ''Poems and Ballads'' (1866). His book length essay on William Blake was instrumental in bringing the earlier poet to critical attention.		He was a great inspiration to English Romantics of the 19th century. British students at Oxford and Cambridge gathered in the university quadrangles to chant passages from Swinburne's ''Poems and Ballads'' (1866). His book length essay on [[William Blake]] was instrumental in bringing the earlier poet to critical attention.

	He was an alcoholic and a highly excitable character. His health suffered as a result, until he finally broke down and was taken into care by his friend Theodore Watts, who looked after him for the rest of his life in Putney. Thereafter he settled into his poetry, publishing another 23 volumes of work.		He was an alcoholic and a highly excitable character. His health suffered as a result, until he finally broke down and was taken into care by his friend Theodore Watts, who looked after him for the rest of his life in Putney. Thereafter he settled into his poetry, publishing another 23 volumes of work.

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	==References==		==References==
	* Drabble, M. & Stringer, J. (1996). "Swinburne, Algernon Charles." ''The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature.'' Retrieved from [http://80-www.oxfordreference.com.content.lib.utexas.edu:2048/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t54.e5923 Oxford Reference Online] on Sept. 22, 2004.		*Crowley, Aleister. (1979). ''The Confessions of Aleister Crowley.'' London;Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul.
			*Crowley, Aleister. (2002). ''The General Principles of Astrology.'' Boston, MA : Weiser Books.
			*Drabble, M. & Stringer, J. (1996). "Swinburne, Algernon Charles." ''The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature.'' Retrieved from [http://80-www.oxfordreference.com.content.lib.utexas.edu:2048/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t54.e5923 Oxford Reference Online] on Sept. 22, 2004.
	*Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne]''. Retreived on Sept. 22, 2004.		*Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne]''. Retreived on Sept. 22, 2004.
	*Sabazius. (1995). ''[http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/swinburne.htm (Algernon Charles) Swinburne]''. Retreived from ''The Invisible Basilica'' on Sept. 22, 2004.		*Sabazius. (1995). ''[http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/swinburne.htm (Algernon Charles) Swinburne]''. Retreived from ''The Invisible Basilica'' on Sept. 22, 2004.

	[[Category:The Gnostic Saints]]		[[Category:The Gnostic Saints]]

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	Aleister Crowley canonized Swinburne as a saint of the Gnostic Catholic Church ~~of [[Ordo Templi Orientis~~]].		Aleister Crowley canonized Swinburne as a saint of the [[Gnostic Catholic Church]].

	Swinburne had been an enormous influence on Crowley's poetic sensibilities; Crowley "could not doubt, after the first acquaintance that he was a classic." (''Confessions'', p. 114)		Swinburne had been an enormous influence on Crowley's poetic sensibilities; Crowley "could not doubt, after the first acquaintance that he was a classic." (''Confessions'', p. 114)

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	==Crowley on Swinburne==		==Crowley on Swinburne==
	Aleister Crowley canonized Swinburne as a saint of the [[Gnostic Catholic Church]].		Aleister Crowley canonized Swinburne as a saint of the Gnostic Catholic Church of [[Ordo Templi Orientis]].

	Swinburne had been an enormous influence on Crowley's poetic sensibilities; Crowley "could not doubt, after the first acquaintance that he was a classic." (''Confessions'', p. 114)		Swinburne had been an enormous influence on Crowley's poetic sensibilities; Crowley "could not doubt, after the first acquaintance that he was a classic." (''Confessions'', p. 114)

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	In Crowley's [[Rites of Eleusis]], a series of public pieces of ritual theater, he used many of Swinburne's poems, including "Ilicet," "Hertha," "The Garden of Proserpine," and several choruses from ''Atalanta in Calydon''.		In Crowley's [[Rites of Eleusis]], a series of public pieces of ritual theater, he used many of Swinburne's poems, including "Ilicet," "Hertha," "The Garden of Proserpine," and several choruses from ''Atalanta in Calydon''.

	~~==Notable poems==~~
	*"Hymn to Proserpine"
	*"The Triumph of Time"
	*"Dolores"

	==Works==		==Works==