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Swinburne

Swinburne

1 9.5
An English poet and writer of plays from the late 1800s
  • proper noun
  • /ˈswɪnbɜrn/
: Swinburne
  • Algernon Charles Swinburne is celebrated for his innovative poetic techniques and themes.
  • Algernon Charles Swinburne
  • Charles Swinburne
  • Blake, Swinburne

Examples

  • I have been reading too much Swinburne, I thought, and smiled to myself.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • As Eliot famously put it, "Now, in Swinburne, the meaning and the sound are one thing..."

    Academic text (2017)

  • Swinburne at his most blessed.

    Basement Jack (2010)

  • We drink in the lessons of Milton and Swinburne with our mother's milk.

    Basement Jack (2010)

  • Algernon Charles Swinburne was always the most French of Victorian poets.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Many literature students study the works of Swinburne to appreciate his unique style.

  • The influence of Swinburne on modern poetry is evident in the works of several contemporary poets.

Synonyms

Algernon Charles Swinburne
vsSwinburne
9.9

An English poet known for bold, often shocking poems in the 1800s

is the shorter surname form used in brief or informal references

Surface Forms

Swinburne main

Etymology

The word Swinburne comes from old English words swīn and burna, which mean 'pig' and 'stream'. So think of Swinburne as 'pig's brook' — a place name that became a family name and the poet's last name.