num_pages: 573
description: This volume presents the major works of the five leading Pre-Raphaelite poets. Foremost in the collection, &amp; included in their entirety are D.G. Rossetti's The House of Life, C.G. Rossetti's "Monna Innominata," Wm Morris's "Defence of Guenevere," Swinburne's Atalanta in Calydon &amp; Meredith's "Modern Love." Complementing these major poems is a generous selection of the poets' shorter pieces typical of their work as a whole. For this 2nd edition, Lang has substituted two early Swinburne poems, "The Leper" &amp; "Anactoria," for Fitzgerald's The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. These poems, which the editor thinks shocking, show a new aspect of Swinburne not discussed previously. The Introduction describes briefly the founding of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, discusses each of the poets, both individually &amp; in relation to the others, &amp; grapples with the questions of definition of Pre-Raphaelitism &amp; the similarities between its painting &amp; poetry. The book is illustrated with 32 works by D.G. Rossetti, John Ruskin, Wm H. Hunt &amp; other Pre-Raphaelite artists. This anthology provides a representative selection of the work of these poets. It will be indispensable to students of Victorian poetry &amp; appreciated by all interested in the Pre-Raphaelites.
language: English
title: The Pre-Raphaelites and Their Circle
titlecomplete: The Pre-Raphaelites and Their Circle
genres: Art, Nonfiction, 19th Century, Poetry
ratings_count: 48
publisher: University of Chicago Press (IL)