Swinburne's Apollo : myth, faith, and Victorian spirituality / Yisrael Levin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levin, Yisrael, 1978- author.

Smith, William, author.

Hobart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909--Criticism and interpretation.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on Algernon Charles Swinburne's poems on Apollo, Levin calls for a re-examination of the poet's place in Victorian studies in light of his contributions to nineteenth-century intellectual history. Levin persuasively shows that Swinburne was not simply a poet provacateur who enjoyed controversy but failed to provide valid cultural commentary, but was rather a profound thinker whose insights into nineteenth-century spirituality are expressed throughout his poetry on Apollo.

Contents:

Introduction: A myth of one's own

Apollo in the nineteenth century

Sunrise: Apollonian imagery in Swinburne's early poetry

Light of nations: solar imagery in Swinburne's political poetry

The desire for a new god and the terror of divine revelation

On the cliffs and the everlasting song of Apollonian manifestations

The sun-god and the perceiving poet

A nympholept and the end of mythopoeia

Conclusion: Holy water.

Notes:

First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4724-0417-3

1-317-04738-9

1-317-04737-0

1-315-61165-1

1-4094-3047-2

9781315611655

OCLC:

862795242