Goblin Market (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Christina Rossetti
- First Published: 1862
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Allegory, Children’s literature, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Marriage, Religion, Christianity, Sisters, Death or dying, Food, Jesus Christ, Edible plants, Sacrifice, Fruit, Fairy tales, Temptation, Goblins
Critical Evaluation:
“Goblin Market,” which appeared in Christina Rossetti’s first published collection of poetry, is unquestionably her most original poem and stands out as a masterwork of aesthetic taste. Rosetti’s ties with her brother Dante’s Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (she contributed verses to their short-lived magazine, Germ) also explain why the anthology has been labeled the movement’s first literary success. It was Dante, furthermore, who suggested the title, having written a poem himself about the market of fallen girls. “Goblin Market,”...
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