Algernon Swinburne
/ˌældʒənən ˈswɪnbɜːn/
/ˌældʒərnən ˈswɪnbɜːrn/
- (1837-1909) an English poet and critic. He was a writer with a lot of skill, but his lack of respect for the Christian religion and the sexual themes in his poetry shocked many people in Victorian Britain. His best-known work includes three plays about Mary, Queen of Scots, and the poem Tristram of Lyonesse (1882). He was a close friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the other Pre-Raphaelites.