| Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems Contributor(s): Rossetti, Christina (Author), Roe, Dinah (Editor), Roe, Dinah (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140424695 ISBN-13: 9780140424690 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: A captivating selection of enduring verse by one of the Victorian eraas most beloved poets Christina Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse forms. Weaving connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures, Rossettias poems startle the imagination with their extraordinary truth, beauty, and intensity. This first fully annotated collection, based on the definitive texts, brings together love lyrics, sonnets, hymns, ballads, the vast body of her devotional poetry, and fantasy poems like aGoblin Market, a Rossettias terrifyingly vivid verses for children. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.8 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: A captivating selection of enduring verse by one of the Victorian era's most beloved poets Christina Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse forms. Weaving connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures, Rossetti's poems startle the imagination with their extraordinary truth, beauty, and intensity. This first fully annotated collection, based on the definitive texts, brings together love lyrics, sonnets, hymns, ballads, the vast body of her devotional poetry, and fantasy poems like Goblin Market, Rossetti's terrifyingly vivid verses for children. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |