Swinburne, Pater, and the Cult of Strange Beauty

This article explores how Walter Pater’s conception of ‘strange beauty’ is integral to Victorian decadence and is a legacy from his immediate and most influential precursor, the poet and essayist Algernon Charles Swinburne. After tracing the personal connections of these two writers, the article exa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	19: interdisciplinary studies in the long nineteenth century 2023-01, Vol.2023 (34), p.1
1. Verfasser:	Maxwell, Catherine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aesthetics Anthologies Beauty Blake, William (1757-1827) British & Irish literature decadence English literature Gosse, Edmund Leonardo da Vinci Maxwell, Cathy Meetings Pater Pater, Walter Pater, Walter (1839-1894) Poets strange beauty Swinburne Victorian period
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Zusammenfassung:	This article explores how Walter Pater’s conception of ‘strange beauty’ is integral to Victorian decadence and is a legacy from his immediate and most influential precursor, the poet and essayist Algernon Charles Swinburne. After tracing the personal connections of these two writers, the article examines the complex literary intersections of their texts with specific reference to ‘strange beauty’ and concludes with a short summary of its impact on later aesthetic and decadent authors.
ISSN:	1755-1560 1755-1560
DOI:	10.16995/ntn.8884