Christina Rossetti 1830-1894

Life of Christina Rossetti She was an English poet during the Romantic era. Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was her brother. She was sickly as a child, therefore educated privately. She was engaged to an artist, but they broke it off due to religious differences. She preferred solitary pursuits, and rejected her brother’s socialite lifestyle that most poets and artists joined in during their time.

Themes in Christina Rossetti’s Poetry denial vs. desire religious vs. sensual imagery gender roles silenced and objectified woman vs. empowered and free woman

TPCASTT of “Goblin Market” Fill out T- Title now for your TPCASTT Read and annotate the poem. Paying close attention to imagery, tone, alliteration, good vs. evil, and the potential themes of the poem

“Goblin Market” Combines a fairytale motif and sensual imagery Both a cautionary tale and a criticism of female’s lack of freedom Religious allegory of temptation and redemption Ideal “angel” female vs. erotic “fallen” female