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Tag: Christina Rossetti

Christina RossettiPosted onDecember 5, 2016December 5, 2016

Goblin Market

“We must not look at goblin men, We must not buy their fruits:” Written in 1859 by  Christina Rossetti (sister to Dante Gabriel Rossetti), Goblin…

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Alexa WildingPosted onFebruary 4, 2016September 12, 2017

Rossetti’s Models

Like his Pre-Raphaelite brethren, Dante Gabriel Rossetti used live models in his works.  Throughout the course of his career, the same faces grace his canvasses,…

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BooksPosted onOctober 8, 2015June 21, 2017

Hide Me Among the Graves

Tim Powers doesn’t write about your run-of-the-mill vampires.  His undead may feed upon you, but in return they will inspire words and poetry that you…

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Christina RossettiPosted onMay 26, 2015February 14, 2018

Love is a place

One of the benefits of an active reading life is that when you read not only for pleasure but for improvement, then similar themes in…

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Burne-JonesPosted onDecember 17, 2014January 3, 2015

I stretch my hands and catch at Hope

According to myth, after Prometheus stole fire from the gods, Zeus wanted to punish mankind. He ordered Hephaistos and other gods to create a woman…

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Christina RossettiPosted onAugust 6, 2014September 26, 2017

Forbidden Fruit

Mauvais Sujet is not your stereotypical, chocolate-box-pretty Victorian portrait.  She’s almost uncomfortable to look at, as she is both very young and almost sensual. On…

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Burne-JonesPosted onJanuary 28, 2013January 4, 2015

Oh Beautiful Moon

Did you see the moon this weekend? The full-bodied and absolutely perfect moon? It has inspired a moon themed blog post of the Pre-Raphaelite variety:…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onSeptember 24, 2012January 4, 2015

The Most Unexpected Pre-Raphaelite Sighting Yet

Of all of our Unexpected Pre-Raphaelite Sightings, this one surprised me the most.  We are avid Netflix users and my daughter and I have been…

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Christina RossettiPosted onJune 13, 2012January 4, 2015

Delightful! The Rossettis as cartoon characters

You know I love the Rossetti family, but I have never thought of them as adorable before.  Until I saw the illustrations of Chiara Moriconi,…

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Christina RossettiPosted onDecember 9, 2011December 9, 2011

Dinah Roe analysis of Christina Rossetti’s ‘In An Artist’s Studio’

One face looks out from all his canvasses, One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans; We found her hidden just behind those screens, That…

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Christina RossettiPosted onFebruary 1, 2011January 3, 2015

I Lock My Door Upon Myself

  Fernand Khnopff was not a Pre-Raphaelite painter, but I wanted to share his 1891 painting I Lock My Door Upon Myself which draws inspiration…

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Christina RossettiPosted onJanuary 5, 2010January 3, 2015

Old and New Year Ditties by Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti’s Old and New Year Ditties strike me as somewhat melancholy: 1 New Year met me somewhat sad: Old Year leaves me tired, Stripped…

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Christina RossettiPosted onAugust 26, 2009

Poetry Animation: Christina Rossetti’s The Echo

YouTube user poetryanimations has a haunting body of work.  I’ve embedded one of my favorites below, Christina Rossetti’s The Echo:

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Christina RossettiPosted onApril 8, 2009April 21, 2010

Christina Rossetti: Pre-Raphaelite Poetry

When discussing poetry and the Pre-Raphaelites, it is impossible not to think of Christina Rossetti.  Her brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was one of the founding…

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FeaturedPosted onFebruary 9, 2009March 23, 2009

De Profundis, by Christina Rossetti

Oh why is heaven built so far, Oh why is earth set so remote? I cannot reach the nearest star That hangs afloat. I would…

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FeaturedPosted onJanuary 5, 2009March 23, 2009

Winter: My Secret

It is bitterly cold here today. Which has obviously influenced my choice for this week’s poem. With chilly bones I present to you Winter: My…

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FeaturedPosted onNovember 18, 2008March 23, 2009

A Discovery by Christina Rossetti

A Discovery Christina Rossetti “I thought your search was over.” – “So I thought.” – “But you are seeking still.” – “Yes, even so: Still…

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BooksPosted onSeptember 16, 2008March 23, 2009

Just added to my wishlist:

Oh, I hope to be able to purchase this soon!  The Demon and the Damozel: Dynamics of Desire in the Works of Christina Rossetti and…

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Christina RossettiPosted onAugust 16, 2008March 23, 2009

Found via Youtube: When I am Dead My Dearest, Christina Rossetti

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Christina RossettiPosted onJanuary 15, 2008March 23, 2009

Remember

Remember, by Christina Rossetti REMEMBER me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me…

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Christina RossettiPosted onDecember 1, 2007March 23, 2009

Piteous My Rhyme

Piteous My Rhyme Christina Rossetti Piteous my rhyme is What while I muse of love and pain, Of love misspent, of love in vain, Of…

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Christina RossettiPosted onOctober 21, 2007March 23, 2009

Recent Visitor Email:

Hi Stephanie, I have been looking some more at the connections between some of the sisterhood and the society in which they lived. What is…

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Christina RossettiPosted onAugust 31, 2007March 23, 2009

Remember me when I am gone away…

Christina Rossetti has the distinction of appearing not only in her brother Dante Gabriel’s first painting to be exhibited, but it was also the first…

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