1st Edition
Swinburne's Apollo Myth, Faith, and Victorian Spirituality
By Yisrael Levin
Copyright 2013
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Focusing on Algernon Charles Swinburne's poems on Apollo, Yisrael Levin calls for a re-examination of the poet's place in Victorian studies in light of his contributions to nineteenth-century intellectual history. Swinburne's Apollonian poetry, Levin argues, shows the poet's active participation in late-Victorian debates about the nature and function of faith in an age of changing religious... Read more
Introduction: A Myth of One’s Own; Part I Apollonian Origins; Chapter 1 Apollo in the Nineteenth Century; Chapter 2 Sunrise: Apollonian Imagery in Swinburne’s Early Poetry; Chapter 3 Light of Nations: Solar Imagery in Swinburne’s Political Poetry; Part II Apollonian Myth; Chapter 4 The Desire for a New God and the Terror of Divine Revelation; Chapter 5 “On the Cliffs” and the Matrix of Apollonian Manifestations; Chapter 6 The Sun-God and the Perceiving Poet; Chapter 7 “A Nympholept” and the End of Mythopoeia; conclusion Conclusion: Holy Water;
Biography
Yisrael Levin, Visiting Assistant Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA.
