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	Many of his writings remain unpublished, presumably unpublishable.		Many of his writings remain unpublished, presumably unpublishable.

	Swinburne is considered a decadent poet,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=CPji0BTEXqoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Karen Alkalay-Gut, "Aesthetic and Decadent Poetry", in ''The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry'', edited by Joseph Bristow Cambridge University Press, 2000 isbn=0521646804 page228</ref> although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in; Oscar Wilde stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser."<ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/acsbio1.html Biography on the ''Victorian Web''</ref>		Swinburne is considered a decadent poet,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=CPji0BTEXqoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Karen Alkalay-Gut, "Aesthetic and Decadent Poetry", in ''The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry'', edited by Joseph Bristow Cambridge University Press, 2000 isbn=0521646804 page228</ref> although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in; [[Oscar Wilde]] stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser."<ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/acsbio1.html Biography on the ''Victorian Web''</ref>

	In fact Algernon Swinburne was quite surely gay. His poetry was "overly sensuous" according to critics. "He and gay painter [[Simeon Solomon]] used to chase each other naked through the poet Rossetti's house."		In fact Algernon Swinburne was quite surely gay. His poetry was "overly sensuous" according to critics. "He and gay painter [[Simeon Solomon]] used to chase each other naked through the poet Rossetti's house."

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	Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honoured scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.		Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honoured scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.

	Swinburne's tendencies toward overindulgence and self-destruction were subdued by his companion, Theodore Watts Dunton, who provided a stable home where Swinburne could write. Swinburne was a frequent contributor to "The Pearl," one of the few outlets for gay literature in Victorian England.		Swinburne's tendencies toward overindulgence and self-destruction were subdued by his companion, Theodore Watts Dunton, who provided a stable home where Swinburne could write. Swinburne was a frequent contributor to ''[[The Pearl]]'', one of the few outlets for gay literature in Victorian England.

	Many of his writings remain unpublished, presumably unpublishable.		Many of his writings remain unpublished, presumably unpublishable.

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	[[File:Algernon Charles Swinburne by William Bell Scott.jpg\|thumb\|Painting by William Bell Scott]]'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837–1909) was a poet.		[[File:Algernon Charles Swinburne by William Bell Scott.jpg\|thumb\|Painting by William Bell Scott]]'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837–1909) was a poet.

	Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, [[Belgravia]], and educated at [[Eton]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. His father was a Royal Navy captain, later ~~and~~ admiral. Swinburne attracted attention with the choruses of his Greek-style tragedy ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), and the eroticism of poems such as "Laus Veneris" (In Praise of Love), "Dolores", and "A Litany" in ''Poems and ballads'' (1866). However he and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were attacked in 1871 as leaders of the "fleshy school of poetry", and the revolutionary politics of ''Song before Surnrise'' (1871) alienated others.		Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, [[Belgravia]], and educated at [[Eton]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. His father was a Royal Navy captain, later an admiral. Swinburne attracted attention with the choruses of his Greek-style tragedy ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), and the eroticism of poems such as "Laus Veneris" (In Praise of Love), "Dolores", and "A Litany" in ''Poems and ballads'' (1866). However he and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were attacked in 1871 as leaders of the "fleshy school of poetry", and the revolutionary politics of ''Song before Surnrise'' (1871) alienated others.

	Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honoured scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.		Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honoured scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.

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	Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, [[Belgravia]], and educated at [[Eton]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. His father was a Royal Navy captain, later and admiral. Swinburne attracted attention with the choruses of his Greek-style tragedy ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), and the eroticism of poems such as "Laus Veneris" (In Praise of Love), "Dolores", and "A Litany" in ''Poems and ballads'' (1866). However he and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were attacked in 1871 as leaders of the "fleshy school of poetry", and the revolutionary politics of ''Song before Surnrise'' (1871) alienated others.		Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, [[Belgravia]], and educated at [[Eton]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. His father was a Royal Navy captain, later and admiral. Swinburne attracted attention with the choruses of his Greek-style tragedy ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), and the eroticism of poems such as "Laus Veneris" (In Praise of Love), "Dolores", and "A Litany" in ''Poems and ballads'' (1866). However he and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were attacked in 1871 as leaders of the "fleshy school of poetry", and the revolutionary politics of ''Song before Surnrise'' (1871) alienated others.

	Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an ~~honored~~ scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.		Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honoured scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.

	Swinburne's tendencies toward overindulgence and self-destruction were subdued by his companion, Theodore Watts Dunton, who provided a stable home where Swinburne could write. Swinburne was a frequent contributor to "The Pearl," one of the few outlets for gay literature in Victorian England.		Swinburne's tendencies toward overindulgence and self-destruction were subdued by his companion, Theodore Watts Dunton, who provided a stable home where Swinburne could write. Swinburne was a frequent contributor to "The Pearl," one of the few outlets for gay literature in Victorian England.
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	Swinburne is considered a decadent poet,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=CPji0BTEXqoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Karen Alkalay-Gut, "Aesthetic and Decadent Poetry", in ''The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry'', edited by Joseph Bristow Cambridge University Press, 2000 isbn=0521646804 page228</ref> although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in; Oscar Wilde stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser."<ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/acsbio1.html Biography on the ''Victorian Web''</ref>		Swinburne is considered a decadent poet,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=CPji0BTEXqoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Karen Alkalay-Gut, "Aesthetic and Decadent Poetry", in ''The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry'', edited by Joseph Bristow Cambridge University Press, 2000 isbn=0521646804 page228</ref> although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in; Oscar Wilde stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser."<ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/acsbio1.html Biography on the ''Victorian Web''</ref>

	In fact Algernon Swinburne was quite surely gay. His poetry was "overly sensuous" according to critics. "He and gay painter Simeon Solomon used to chase each other naked through the poet Rossetti's house."		In fact Algernon Swinburne was quite surely gay. His poetry was "overly sensuous" according to critics. "He and gay painter [[Simeon Solomon]] used to chase each other naked through the poet Rossetti's house."

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:Algernon Charles Swinburne by William Bell Scott.jpg\|thumb\|Painting by William Bell Scott]]'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837–1909) was a poet.		[[File:Algernon Charles Swinburne by William Bell Scott.jpg\|thumb\|Painting by William Bell Scott]]'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837–1909) was a poet.

	Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, [[Belgravia]], and educated at [[Eton]] and at Balliol College, [[Oxford]]. His father was a Royal Navy captain, later and admiral. Swinburne attracted attention with the choruses of his Greek-style tragedy ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), and the eroticism of poems such as "Laus Veneris" (In Praise of Love), "Dolores", and "A Litany" in ''Poems and ballads'' (1866). However he and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were attacked in 1871 as leaders of the "fleshy school of poetry", and the revolutionary politics of ''Song before Surnrise'' (1871) alienated others.		Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, [[Belgravia]], and educated at [[Eton]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. His father was a Royal Navy captain, later and admiral. Swinburne attracted attention with the choruses of his Greek-style tragedy ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), and the eroticism of poems such as "Laus Veneris" (In Praise of Love), "Dolores", and "A Litany" in ''Poems and ballads'' (1866). However he and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were attacked in 1871 as leaders of the "fleshy school of poetry", and the revolutionary politics of ''Song before Surnrise'' (1871) alienated others.

	Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honored scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.		Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honored scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.

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	Many of his writings remain unpublished, presumably unpublishable.		Many of his writings remain unpublished, presumably unpublishable.

	Swinburne is considered a decadent poet,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=CPji0BTEXqoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Karen Alkalay-Gut, "Aesthetic and Decadent Poetry", in ''The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry'', edited by Joseph Bristow Cambridge University Press, 2000 isbn=0521646804 page228</ref> although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in; Oscar Wilde stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser."[<ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/acsbio1.html Biography on the ''Victorian Web''</ref>		Swinburne is considered a decadent poet,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=CPji0BTEXqoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Karen Alkalay-Gut, "Aesthetic and Decadent Poetry", in ''The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry'', edited by Joseph Bristow Cambridge University Press, 2000 isbn=0521646804 page228</ref> although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in; Oscar Wilde stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser."<ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/acsbio1.html Biography on the ''Victorian Web''</ref>

	In fact Algernon Swinburne was quite surely gay. His poetry was "overly sensuous" according to critics. "He and gay painter Simeon Solomon used to chase each other naked through the poet Rossetti's house."		In fact Algernon Swinburne was quite surely gay. His poetry was "overly sensuous" according to critics. "He and gay painter Simeon Solomon used to chase each other naked through the poet Rossetti's house."

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[[File:Algernon Charles Swinburne by William Bell Scott.jpg|thumb|Painting by William Bell Scott]]'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''' (1837–1909) was a poet.

Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, [[Belgravia]], and educated at [[Eton]] and at Balliol College, [[Oxford]]. His father was a Royal Navy captain, later and admiral. Swinburne attracted attention with the choruses of his Greek-style tragedy ''Atalanta in Calydon'' (1865), and the eroticism of poems such as "Laus Veneris" (In Praise of Love), "Dolores", and "A Litany" in ''Poems and ballads'' (1866). However he and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were attacked in 1871 as leaders of the "fleshy school of poetry", and the revolutionary politics of ''Song before Surnrise'' (1871) alienated others.

Algernon Swinburne was a rebel in his youth who became an honored scholar and poet in later life. His ''First Series of Poems'' was shocking for its time and was withdrawn by its original publisher. The resulting notoriety made Swinburne's career.

Swinburne's tendencies toward overindulgence and self-destruction were subdued by his companion, Theodore Watts Dunton, who provided a stable home where Swinburne could write. Swinburne was a frequent contributor to "The Pearl," one of the few outlets for gay literature in Victorian England.

Many of his writings remain unpublished, presumably unpublishable.

Swinburne is considered a decadent poet,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=CPji0BTEXqoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Karen Alkalay-Gut, "Aesthetic and Decadent Poetry", in ''The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry'', edited by Joseph Bristow Cambridge University Press, 2000 isbn=0521646804 page228</ref> although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in; Oscar Wilde stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser."[<ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/acsbio1.html Biography on the ''Victorian Web''</ref>

In fact Algernon Swinburne was quite surely gay. His poetry was "overly sensuous" according to critics. "He and gay painter Simeon Solomon used to chase each other naked through the poet Rossetti's house."

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[[Category:1837 births]]
[[Category:1909 deaths]]