Rossetti, Christina Georgina
- Rossetti, Christina Georgina
(1830-1894)
Poetess, sister of Dante Gabriel R. (q.v.), was b. in London, where she lived all her life. She began to write poetry in early girlhood, some of her earliest verse appearing in 1850 in the Germ, the magazine of the pre-Raphaelites, of which her brother was one of the founders. Her subsequent publications were Goblin Market and other Poems (1862), The Prince's Progress (1866), A Pageant and other Poems (1881), and Verses (1893). New Poems (1896) appeared after her death. Sing-Song was a book of verses for children. Her life was a very retired one, passed largely in attending on her mother, who lived until 1886, and in religious duties. She twice rejected proposals of marriage. Her poetry is characterised by imaginative power, exquisite expression, and simplicity and depth of thought. She rarely imitated any forerunner, and drew her inspiration from her own experiences of thought and feeling. Many of her poems are definitely religious in form; more are deeply imbued with religious feeling and motive. In addition to her poems she wrote Commonplace and other Stories, and The Face of the Deep, a striking and suggestive commentary on the Apocalypse.
Short biographical dictionary of English literature .
John W. Cousin.
2011.
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Rossetti, Christina Georgina — (1830–94) Poet and Devotional Writer. Rossetti was the sister of the Pre Raphaelite painter and poet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. She published several books of poetry in her lifetime, many with strong Christian themes, and she was the author… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Rossetti, Christina (Georgina) — born Dec. 5, 1830, London, Eng. died Dec. 29, 1894, London English poet. The youngest child of Gabriele Rossetti and the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, she found her highest inspiration in her deep religious faith. The collections Goblin… … Universalium
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ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA GEORGINA — poetess, born in London, sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and of kindred temper with her brother, but with distinct qualities of her own; her first volume, called the Goblin Market, contains a number of very beautiful short poems; she… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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Christina Rossetti — Born December 5, 1830(1830 12 05) London, England Died December 29, 1894 (aged 64) Pen name … Wikipedia
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