Christina Rossetti faith, gender, and time /
"Since Arthur Symons's declaration in 1895 in the Saturday Review that Christina Rossetti was "among the great poets of the nineteenth century," Rossetti's image among critics has undergone permutations as divergent as Victorian culture is from postmodern. Now Diane D'A...
| Main Author: | D'Amico, Diane, 1951- |
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| Other Authors: | EBSCOhost. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Baton Rouge, La. :
Louisiana State University Press,
[1999]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (191 pages) |
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| Summary: |
"Since Arthur Symons's declaration in 1895 in the Saturday Review that Christina Rossetti was "among the great poets of the nineteenth century," Rossetti's image among critics has undergone permutations as divergent as Victorian culture is from postmodern. Now Diane D'Amico redeems Rossetti from the various one-dimensional castings assigned her across the generations - those of a saint writing poetry for God; of a sexually repressed, neurotic woman of minor talent; and, most recently, of a subversive feminist questioning the patriarchy - and renders a fuller, more intricate understanding of the poet than any to date. With logic, balance, and clarity, D'Amico seals her case that Rossetti's faith, her gender, and the times in which she lived should all be considered to appreciate her poetic voice."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index. "Since Arthur Symons's declaration in 1895 in the Saturday Review that Christina Rossetti was "among the great poets of the nineteenth century," Rossetti's image among critics has undergone permutations as divergent as Victorian culture is from postmodern. Now Diane D'Amico redeems Rossetti from the various one-dimensional castings assigned her across the generations - those of a saint writing poetry for God; of a sexually repressed, neurotic woman of minor talent; and, most recently, of a subversive feminist questioning the patriarchy - and renders a fuller, more intricate understanding of the poet than any to date. With logic, balance, and clarity, D'Amico seals her case that Rossetti's faith, her gender, and the times in which she lived should all be considered to appreciate her poetic voice."--Jacket. Rossetti: the woman, the poet, and the critics -- Rossetti's response to the feminine voice of woe -- Rossetti and the convent question -- The Christian fairy-tale poems -- The fallen woman poems -- Rossetti's Eve and the woman question -- Daring to speak to others: Rossetti as a religious poet -- Conclusion: secrets. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco Academic. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (191 pages) |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0585326185 9780585326184 0807168572 9780807168578 9780807168585 0807168580 |