Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) mawaƙin Ingilishi ne, marubucin wasan kwaikwayo, kuma ɗan sukar wanda ya shahara da yawan hasashe kuma galibin ayyukansa masu kawo gardama. An kwatanta waƙar Swinburne ta hanyar kiɗanta, amfani da hotuna masu ban sha'awa, da binciken abubuwan da aka haramta kamar jima'i da mutuwa. Ya kasance fitaccen mutum a cikin harkar Aesthetical a ƙarshen karni na 19, wanda ya jaddada kyau da jin daɗi a kan abubuwan da suka shafi ɗabi'a da zamantakewa. Shahararrun ayyukan Swinburne sun hada da tarin "Wakoki da Ballads" da "Wakoki kafin Rana," da kuma wasan kwaikwayo "Atalanta in Calydon" da "Bothwell."