Algernon Charles Swinburne “Atalanta in Calydon“ Poem animation

Heres a virtual movie of Algernon Charles Swinburne reading his poem “Atalanta in Calydon“ first published in 1865 *Greece. Ancient Mediterranean land in which the poem is set. Greece is famous for its gods, myths, and philosophy that individual destinies are controlled by fate. By employing the setting of an ancient and pagan Greece, Swinburne is able to express an anti-Victorian point of view. *Calydon. Ancient Greek city that is at the center of Atalanta in Calydon. When Oneus, the king of Calydon, mi
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