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

Main Author: Levin, Yisrael, 1978-
Format: Book
Language:English
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10768078
Table of 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.