SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Christina Rossetti

»Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic and devotional poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember".« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Goblin Market

I n f o r m a t i o n

»"Goblin Market" is an 1862 narrative poem by Christina Rossetti. It tells the story of sisters Laura and Lizzie, who are tempted with fruit by goblin merchants. In a letter to her publisher, Rossetti claimed that the poem, which is interpreted frequently as having features of remarkably sexual imagery, was not meant for children. However, in public Rossetti often stated that it was intended for children, and went on to write many children's poems. When it appeared in her first volume of poetry, Goblin Market and Other Poems, it was illustrated by her brother, the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 19^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Sexual Assault

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Gagné, Ann M.C. Touching Bodies/Bodies Touching: The Ethics of Touch in Victorian Literature (1860-1900). Ph.D. Thesis, University of Western Ontario, 2011.

[Info] Gaya, Alexander. The Gendered Depiction of Violence in the Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti. 2016.

II. Speaker Index