The Complete Poems

by Christina Rossetti

Book Overview

Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse form. This collection brings together fantasy poems, such as Goblin Market, and terrifyingly vivid verses for children, love lyrics and sonnets, and the vast body of her devotional poetry. Rossetti's poems weave connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures. The directness and clarity of her lyrics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B006G83IA4
• ISBN13: 9780140423662
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 1312 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Luminous beauty

I have been so delighted to find Rossetti's poetry. It is rare and delicious, I would recommend that anyone who loves poetry read it!