Poems and Prose Rossetti, Christina; Humphries, Simon
2008, 2008-10-09
eBook
This edition brings together the fullest range of Rossetti's poetry and prose in one volume, including 'Goblin Market', stories (the complete text of Maude), devotional prose, and personal letters. ...The poetry is arranged in a single chronological sequence to show Rossetti's poetic development.
GOBLIN MARKET Rossetti, Christina
Primary Sources on Monsters,
07/2018
Book Chapter
Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was closely associated with the Pre–Raphaelites, including her brother, Dante Rossetti; her poetry, therefore, often concerns itself with unconventional approaches in ...order to get to what is seen as the truth while at the same time holding a real reverence for Christianity.
Poems such as “No Thank You, John” and “Promises Like PieCrust” depict women with great inner strength, a departure from Victorian female characters who are vacuous or rely on men for their identity. The same is true of “Goblin Market” (1859), which is generally read as a meditation on female desire and sexuality,
