Goblin Market The Princes Progress And Other Poems With Four Designs By D G Rossetti New Edition

Author : Christina Rossetti
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781544294520
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book Goblin Market written by Christina Rossetti and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goblin Market: The Prince's Progress and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti -Goblin Market- (composed in April 1859 and published in 1862) is a narrative poem by Christina Rossetti. 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 the poem was intended for children, and went on to write many children's poems. When the poem 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. -Goblin Market- is about two close sisters, Laura and Lizzie, as well as the goblins to whom the title refers. Although the sisters seem to be quite young, they live by themselves in a house, and are accustomed to draw water every evening from a stream. As the poem begins, twilight is falling, and as usual, the sisters hear the calls from the goblin merchants, who sell fruits in fantastic abundance, variety and savour. On this evening, Laura lingers at the stream after her sister has left for home, intrigued by the goblins' strange manner and appearance. (Rossetti hints that the -goblin men- resemble animals-for example, having faces like wombats or cats, and possessing tails.) Longing for the goblin fruits but having no money, the impulsive Laura offers a lock of her hair and -a tear more rare than pearl.-