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Christina Rossetti. 1830-1894. She was an English poet during the Romantic era. Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was her brother. She was sickly as a child, therefore educated privately. She was engaged to an artist, but they broke it off due to religious differences.
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Christina Rossetti 1830-1894
She was an English poet during the Romantic era. Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was her brother. She was sickly as a child, therefore educated privately. She was engaged to an artist, but they broke it off due to religious differences. She preferred solitary pursuits, and rejected her brother’s socialite lifestyle that most poets and artists joined in during their time. Life of Christina Rossetti
denial vs. desire • religious vs. sensual imagery • gender roles • silenced and objectified woman vs. empowered and free woman Themes in Christina Rossetti’s Poetry
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Combines a fairytale motif and sensual imagery Both a cautionary tale and a criticism of female’s lack of freedom Religious allegory of temptation and redemption Ideal “angel” female vs. erotic “fallen” female “Goblin Market”
