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| Name: |
Christina Georgina Rossetti | | Birth Date: |
December 5, 1830 | | Death Date: |
December 29, 1894 | | Place of Birth: |
London, England | | Place of Death: |
London, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
poet |
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 Biography of Christina Georgina Rossetti
559 words, approx. 2 pages
 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 London, the youngest of the four remarkable... summary from source:
 Biography of Christina (Georgina) Rossetti
11,807 words, approx. 39 pages
 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 twentieth century, has always been preserved to some... summary from source:
Biography of Christina (Georgina) Rossetti
6,742 words, approx. 23 pages
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 the test of time better than the work of many of...
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 Christina Rossetti Quotes
1,211 words, approx. 4 pages
Christina Georgina Rossetti ( December 5 , 1830 – December 29 , 1894 ) was an English poet and the sister of artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti . Sourced Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day's journey take the whole...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Rossetti, Christina Summary
10,046 words, approx. 34 pagesRossetti is closely associated with Pre-Raphaelitism—an artistic and literary movement that aspired to recapture the vivid pictorial qualities and sensual aesthetics of Italian religious paintings before 1500—but was equally influenced by... summary from source:
 Christina Rossetti Information
754 words, approx. 3 pages
Christina Georgina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894) was an English poet. Her siblings were the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, and Maria Francesca Rossetti. Their father, Gabriele Rossetti, was an Italian...
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 Yearbook of English Studies The Letters of Christina Rossetti.
01/01/2001: 580 words, approx. 2 pages The Letters of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 2. 1874-1881. Ed. by Anthony H. Harrison. Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia. 1999. xliv+331 pp. $60. Sadness and loss dominate this volume of Christina Rossetti's letters. All hopes of association with the Pre-Raphaelite... summary from source:
The Women's Review of Books Christina Rossetti: A Biography.
07/01/1994: 2,123 words, approx. 7 pages My soul is as a hidden fount Shut in by clammy clay That struggles with an upward moan, Striving to force its way. VICTORIAN IDEOLOGY worked hard to persuade women to suffer, be still, and stay chaste and pious at home. Christina...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Roderick McGillis
8,428 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, McGillis analyzes Rossetti's for children, arguing that these works offer lessons and insights for adults as well as children.
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Critical Essay by W. David Shaw
8,163 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following excerpt, Shaw discusses Rossetti's reserved and tentative style, arguing that her language and poetic techniques reveal her religious beliefs.
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Critical Essay by Kathleen Blake
7,784 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following excerpt, Blake examines the themes of time, waiting, and "balked desire" in Rossetti's poetry.
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