Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems Paperback - 2008
by Christina Rossetti; Dinah Roe (Editor); Introduction by Dinah Roe
A captivating selection of enduring verse by one of theVictorian era's most beloved poets
Christina Rossetti is unique among Victorianpoets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of herverse forms. Weaving connections between love and death, triumphand loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures, Rossetti's poemsstartle the imagination with their extraordinary truth, beauty, andintensity. This first fully annotated collection, based on the definitivetexts, brings together love lyrics, sonnets, hymns, ballads, the vastbody of her devotional poetry, and fantasy poems like 'GoblinMarket,' Rossetti's terrifyingly vivid verses for children.
Summary
Christina Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse forms. Weaving connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures, Rossetti?s poems startle the imagination with their extraordinary truth, beauty, and intensity. This first fully annotated collection, based on the definitive texts, brings together love lyrics, sonnets, hymns, ballads, the vast body of her devotional poetry, and fantasy poems like ?Goblin Market,? Rossetti?s terrifyingly vivid verses for children.
Details
- Title Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems
- Author Christina Rossetti; Dinah Roe (Editor); Introduction by Dinah Roe
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Penguin Classics
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2008-06-24
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140424690 / 0140424695
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Poetry, English poetry - 19th century
- Dewey Decimal Code 821.8
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