1912 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Complete in six volumes. Fifth impression. Written by Algernon Charles Swinburne, an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. This set includes: Volume I: Poems and Ballads, First Series. As popular as it was controversial, this collection includes poems of such taboo topics as lesbianism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism. Exploring common elements like the Ocean, Time, and Death. Volume II: Songs Before Sunrise and Songs of Two Nations. A collection of poems relating to Italy and its unification, dedicated to the author's hero, Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini. Volume III: Poems and Ballads, Second Series, and Songs of the Springtides. Less political than the First Series, this collection shows the influence of French literature on his work. With a collection of four poems, Thalassius, On the Cliffs, The Garden of Cymodoce, and Birthday Ode. With further collections of poetry: Volume IV: Tristram of Lyonesse, The Tale of Balen, Atalanta in Calydon, Erechtheus. Volume V: Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets on English Dramatic Poets, The Heptalogia, Etc. Volume VI: A Midsummer Holiday, Astrophel, A Channel Passage, and Other Poems. With a portrait frontispiece.