This genre - a narrative that combines fantasy with moral allegory - was an important one for Rossetti. Her interest in this topic reflects the Victorian concern about prostitution as a social evil.
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Anthony H. Harrison
Typical in her [ Christina Rossetti ] works is an emotional and psychological pattern that begins with optimistic expectations but modulates into melancholy pessimism.
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Arthur Symons
"Rossetti's genius is essentially sombre, or it writes itself on a dark background of gloom. The thought of death has a constant fascination for her."
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Abigail Newman
Christina Rossetti examines how gender and sexual interest influence the way people mourn; in particular, she considers the value of mourning in relationships in which the fleeting nature of love is acknowledged.
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Abigail Newman
Rossetti boldly states what many people dare not admit: that the person who has died will not benefit from the mourning practices of those who survive him and hence, such customs only serve those who live.
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Littell's Living Age ( essay date 1866)
We can perceive that her [ Christina Rossetti ] whole being mourns, but we can perceive, too very plainly the presence of a self-disciplined hear.
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Typical in her [ Christina Rossetti ] works is an emotional and psychological pattern that begins with optimistic expectations but modulates into melancholy pessimism.
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Anthony H. Harrison
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"Rossetti's genius is essentially sombre, or it writes itself on a dark background of gloom. The thought of death has a constant fascination for her."
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Christina Rossetti examines how gender and sexual interest influence the way people mourn; in particular, she considers the value of mourning in relationships in which the fleeting nature of love is acknowledged.
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Rossetti boldly states what many people dare not admit: that the person who has died will not benefit from the mourning practices of those who survive him and hence, such customs only serve those who live.
great, but these quotations are very long and not very easy to remember- let alone under exam conditions! Try picking out key phrases which are quick to remember :-)
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