Christina Rossetti
(1830 - 1894)
(Also wrote under the pseudonym Ellen Alleyn) English poet, short story writer, and prose writer.
Christina Rossetti: Introduction
Christina Rossetti: Principal Works
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The English poet Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) wrote poems of love, fantasy, and nature, verses for children, and devotional poetry and prose.Christina Rossetti was born on Dec. 5, 1830, in ...
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"Of all Victorian woman poets, posterity has been kindest to Christina Rossetti," wrote Mary Arseneau in the Dictionary of Literary Biography. "Her poetry has never disappeared from view, and her repu...
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The publication in 1862 of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market and Other Poems marked the first literary success of the Pre-Raphaelites. Since then her poetry has never lacked readers, and it has stood...
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Of all Victorian women poets, posterity has been kindest to Christina Rossetti. Her poetry has never disappeared from view, and her reputation, though it suffered a decline in the first half of the tw...
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Christina Georgina Rossetti is best known for her poetry on religious or inspirational themes. Her literary reputation has gradually increased since her death, and she has emerged as one of the finest...
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In the following review of Rossetti's poems collected in the volume The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems, the critic praises Rossetti 's unaffected style.
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In the following excerpt, Shaw discusses Rossetti's reserved and tentative style, arguing that her language and poetic techniques reveal her religious beliefs.
[Christina Rossetti] is a hero...
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In the following essay, Harrison explores the feminist leanings in Rossetti's works.
[W]hile knowledge runs apace, ignorance keeps ahead of knowledge: and all which the deepest students kno...
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In the following review of the verses collected in Poems, the anonymous critic analyzes the defects in Rossetti's poetry.
We had heard some little of Miss Rossetti, in a superficial way, bef...
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In the following unsigned essay, the critic praises three of Rossetti's volumes of poetry, comparing her literary achievement to that of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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In the following excerpt, first published in 1898, Bell surveys Rossetti's works of devotional prose.
Annus Domini, which was issued in 1874, through the publishing house of Messrs. James Pa...
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In the following essay, More extols Rossetti's "feminine genius" as displayed in her poetry.
Probably the first impression one gets from reading the Complete Poetical Works of ...
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In the following essay, Kent arques that Rossetti's devotional verses must be read as a whole, as the poet intended, in order to fully comprehend their structure and meaning.
Thanks to such ...
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In the following excerpt, Blake examines the themes of time, waiting, and "balked desire" in Rossetti's poetry.
"Hope deferred"—Christina Rossetti repeats ...
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In the following essay, Hassett argues that Rossetti uses a variety of techniques to emphasize the concepts that are hinted at and alluded to in her poetry.
Christina Rossetti is a reserved poet. A...
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In the following essay, McGillis analyzes Rossetti's for children, arguing that these works offer lessons and insights for adults as well as children.
In almost everything Christina Rossetti...
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Critical Essay by Littell's Living Age
