Publication

1999 - Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Language

English

Word Count

47,750 words, Guess

Page Count

191 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL39113M
  • ISBN-100807123757
  • OCLC Control Number41096313
  • Library of Congress Control Number99028005
  • LibraryThing5020011
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  • Goodreads399678

Classifications

  • DDC821/.8
  • LCCPR5238 .D35 1999

Description

"Since Arthur Symons's declaration in 1895 in the Saturday Review that Christina Rossetti was "among the great poets of the nineteenth century," Rossetti's image among critics has undergone permutations as divergent as Victorian culture is from postmodern. Now Diane D'Amico redeems Rossetti from the various one-dimensional castings assigned her across the generations - those of a saint writing poetry for God; of a sexually repressed, neurotic woman of minor talent; and, most recently, of a subversive feminist questioning the patriarchy - and renders a fuller, more intricate understanding of the poet than any to date. With logic, balance, and clarity, D'Amico seals her case that Rossetti's faith, her gender, and the times in which she lived should all be considered to appreciate her poetic voice."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Christina Rossetti: faith, gender, and timeLouisiana State University Press1999-01-01

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