num_pages: 68
description: An important and often-quoted literary figure, the English poet Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) wrote some of the most beautiful and voluptuous poetry in the English language. Like Emily Dickinson, she lived in self-imposed isolation, writing of God and lost love with a sensuality and passion that seemed to emanate from the soul.This edition of 53 works combines a number of her best-known sonnets, ballads, and shorter lyrics with her long masterpiece, the narrative fable Goblin Market . A haunting fairy tale in verse, Goblin Market was once labeled a children's poem, yet its intricate symbolism and themes of temptation, sin, and redemption mark it for an adult audience. Among other works included in this choice collection are "The Convent Threshold," "Up-hill," "Cousin Kate," " My Secret," "Maude Clare," "No, Thank You, John," and "After Death."
language: English
title: Goblin Market and Other Poems
titlecomplete: Goblin Market and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry)
genres: Classics, British Literature, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Gothic, Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Poetry, Victorian
ratings_count: 4847
publisher: Dover Publications