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Swinburne
Poet whose pagan and rebellious themes are discussed in relation to joy.
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Also known as Algernon Charles Swinburne
First appearance: iv the ethics of elfland
Swinburne shows up with force in The Paradoxes of Christianity. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced as a poet who criticized Christianity for pessimism, yet was himself a pessimist, highlighting a contradiction in the critics' stance.
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