“The Goblin Market”
by Christina Rossetti
The youngest of four children in a family of scholars and artists, Christina Georgina Rossetti was born in 1830. Her mother, Frances Polidori...
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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 excerpt, Norton offers a favorable assessment of "Goblin Market," maintaining that the work is Rossetti's best and that its linking of fantastic imagery to everyd...
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In the following essay, Conner explores the relationships between "Goblin Market" and Rossetti's other works, maintaining that the use of repetition in Rossetti's devotiona...
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In the essay below, Helsinger reviews "Goblin Market" as a "fantasy of consumer power, where the empowered consumer is a woman," concluding that such power is gained by wom...
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In the following essay, Casey studies the meaning of "sisterhood" in "Goblin Market," arguing that the term implies a variety of meanings and "potentially includes t...
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In the following essay, Carpenter suggests that "Goblin Market" presents a radical view of women's bodies and appetites that was influenced by Rossetti 's participation in ...
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In the following essay, Drake discusses "Goblin Market" as a modified epyllion—a small epic—in which Lizzie plays the role of the epic heroine.
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In the essay that follows, Grass examines the influence of various aspects of Rossetti 's life on her writing of "Goblin Market." He identifies Rossetti 's extensive use of...
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In the following excerpt, Noble praises "Goblin Market" as a "spiritual drama" about the redemptive power of love.
For those who love letters so well that even its mere chr...
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In the following essay, Shalkhauser examines "Goblin Market" as a "Christian fairy tale" in which Lizzie represents Christ and Laura signifies sinful humanity.
Christina Ro...
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In the following essay, Packer argues that the symbolism—which is often vague—in "Goblin Market" reflects the realities of Rossetti 's life, just as the symbols in h...
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In the excerpt that follows, Moers regards "Goblin Market" as Rossetti 's contribution to Gothic fiction, or the "literature of the monster," and maintains that the ...
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In the following excerpt, Gilbert and Gubar argue that "Goblin Market" demonstrates Rossetti 's opinion of the necessity for female renunciation of the "risks and gratifica...
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In the excerpt below, Kaplan surveys feminist readings of "Goblin Market" and argues that the poem explores female sexual fantasy.
To fill a Gap Insert the Thing that caused it— B...
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In the following essay, Mermin argues that "Goblin Market" explores the feminine fantasies of "freedom, heroism, and self-sufficiency," celebrates "sisterly and mate...
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In the following essay, Watson maintains that while the Christian allegorical framework of "Goblin Market" is the means by which the story is made "'acceptable," the...
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"The Goblin Market," a poem by Christina Rossetti, is about the evils of temptation and the relationships that helps us out of those evils. Lizzie and Laura are two sisters who were always there...
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One of the most alluded works in the history of literature would definitely be the Bible. The Bible has given insight to most of the great authors through out time as either inspiration or a sou...
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“The Goblin Market”
Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
Christina (Georgina) Rossetti
Critical Essay by Caroline Norton
Response to The Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
