Preface
In Chapter II of his unfinished novel Lesbia Brandon, A. C. Swinburne describes at length Herbert’s delight at being lashed by the tumultuous waves. During this cruel ritual, the ‘admirably ignorant’ hero ‘cr(ies) out to the sea . . . as to a mother that talked with him’ and is turned into ‘a small...
Zapisane w:
| Wydane w: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cve, |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Język: | Anglais |
| Wydane: |
Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2015
|
| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | In Chapter II of his unfinished novel Lesbia Brandon, A. C. Swinburne describes at length Herbert’s delight at being lashed by the tumultuous waves. During this cruel ritual, the ‘admirably ignorant’ hero ‘cr(ies) out to the sea . . . as to a mother that talked with him’ and is turned into ‘a small satisfied pagan’ (Hughes 9–10). Beyond the author’s sadistic fantasies, what this unexpected reference to paganism reveals is Swinburne’s interest in a sensual and animistic conception of a Mother... |
|---|