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Oh Beautiful Moon

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Stephanie Piña

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: A Match With The Moon WEARY already, weary miles to-night I walked for bed: and … Continue reading →

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Lamia

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Stephanie Piña

I just discovered that in January there was an adaptation of Keats’ Lamia on BBC Radio 4.  I’m sorry that I missed that.  Lamia is one of my favorite works, here are two passages I enjoy the most. (You can … Continue reading →

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I Lock My Door Upon Myself

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Stephanie Piña

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 from Christina Rossetti’s poem Who Shall Deliver Me? Khnopff’s title comes specifically from this stanza: I … Continue reading →

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti illustrates Edgar Allan Poe’s The Sleeper

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Stephanie Piña

“Poe is a key figure in the development of DGR’s literary style as well. The second-order romanticism developed in Poe’s imaginative writings, and explicated in essays like “The Poetic Principle” and “The Philosophy of Composition”, is recapitulated in DGR’s work, … Continue reading →

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti illustrates Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Stephanie Piña

Who doesn’t love Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven?  A masterful poem of mourning, loss and visitation in which the poem’s speaker is grief-stricken with the death of his beloved Lenore and is haunted by memories.  Enter the raven with … Continue reading →

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Embracing Autumn

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Stephanie Piña

It is the first of November and we have followed All Hallow’s Eve into All Soul’s Day.  Autumn is a season that excites all the senses: the red and orange hues, the crisp breeze, and the general thrill that seems … Continue reading →

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The Maids of Elfin-Mere

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Stephanie Piña

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s first published illustration was The Maids of Elfen-Mere, drawn to illustrate a ballad by William Allingham titled “The Maids of Elphin-Mere”.  I am unaware why Rossetti chose a different spelling of the title.  I’ve searched through several … Continue reading →

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