Articles related to "Christina Rossetti"



Rossetti's Remember
Breaking her engagement with her fiancé, the speaker in Rossetti's Italian sonnet requests that he keep the pleasant and discard the unpleasant.
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Rossetti's The Convent Threshold
Christina Georgina Rossetti's poem is interpreted as an expression of grief over the loss of the Mother.
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'Waking the Dead'
An analysis of the problems inherent in rediscovering and 'rewriting' the lives of nineteenth century women poets.
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Christina Rossetti's Dream Land
The description of the state of consciousness portrayed in Rossetti's "Dream Land" lends itself remarkably to a close yogic interpretation, as do many of her poems.
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Christina Rossetti's The Thread of Life
Christina Rossetti's "The Thread of Life" features three Petrarchan sonnets, each contributing to the finely constructed dramatization of the theme of soul realization.
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O-T Essential 1700s and 1800s British Literature
Continuing the guide to the "musts" of the poetry, prose, and plays of eighteenth and nineteenth century British writers and their works...
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Two Children's Poems
Christina Rossetti's two poems, "In an Artist's Studio" and "A Daughter of Eve" both provide teachable moments for younger readers.
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British Artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rossetti was one of the founders of The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artistic movement. Both painter and poet, his images and words created an ethereally sensuous world.
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A Dying Emperor's Unsolved Mystery
Hadrian Lay Dying at his Palace at Baiae, Naples. His Slaves Refused to Stab Him in the Place He had Found Beneath his Heart. He Left Five Lines that Defied Translation.
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Best Five Poems About Mothers
As time goes on, it gets harder and harder to choose gifts for mom. Why not make her something homemade and include a famous poem with heartfelt sentiment?
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Christmas Quotes from Great Writers
Famous great writers quoted for their Christmas thoughts and sentiments.
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Profile of the Victorian Artist Richard Dadd
Richard Dadd is best known for his fairy paintings, but his facinating work encompasses so much more.
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The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse Reviewed
The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse is a collection of poems by and about gay people, but has Stephen Coote put together a concise anthology or is this collection crass?
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Rawhead and Bloodybones: The Boogeyman in Cautionary Tales
<BR> <center>I am the one hiding under your bed</center> <center> Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red!</center> <BR> <center>I am the one hiding under your stairs</center> <center>Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair!</center> <BR> <center>-<i>The Nightmare Before Christmas</i></center>
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Rossetti's 'The Girlhood of the Virgin Mary', Part II
The second in a two part series, this article discusses Rossetti's work, 'The Girlhood of Virgin Mary.'
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The Creation of a New Musical - Part 6: Preproduction: The Writi

Literary Resources: On and Off Web
Outlines where to look for help researching literature, both on and off the Web.


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