Christina Rossetti: Pre-Raphaelite poet

Author

Linda S. Baird

Date of Award

1997

Degree Name

English

College

College of Liberal Arts

Type of Degree

M.A.

Document Type

Thesis

First Advisor

Mary Moore

Second Advisor

Leonard Deutsch

Abstract

Considered by her contemporaries to be one of Victorian England's greatest poets, the writings of Christina Rossetti clearly exemplify the work of a Pre-Raphaelite artist ("CR and the Visual Arts"). The publication in 1862 of Goblin Market and Other Poems represented the first literary success of the Pre-Raphaelites, although Christina herself was not a bona fide member ("CR's Literary Career"). Much speculation exists as to the reason that the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Several biographers/critics postulate that some of the members refused to allow her admittance because she was female; however, an actual letter from Gabriel suggests that she was asked, but declined, in his words, because she felt it would some type of "display, I believe—a sort of thing she abhors" (Marsh 83).

Subject(s)

Rossetti, Christina – Criticism and interpretation.

Pre-Raphaelites.

Poets, English – 19^th century.

Recommended Citation

Baird, Linda S., "Christina Rossetti: Pre-Raphaelite poet" (1997). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1556.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1556