Goblin market and other poems, paperback/christina rossetti

An important and often-quoted literary figure, the English poet Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) wrote some of the most beautiful and voluptuous poetry in the English language.

Like Emily Dickinson, she lived in self-imposed isolation, writing of God and lost love with a sensuality and passion that seemed to emanate from the soul.

This edition of 53 works combines a number of her best-known sonnets, ballads, and shorter lyrics with her long masterpiece, the narrative fable Goblin Market .

A haunting fairy tale in verse, Goblin Market was once labeled a childrens poem, yet its intricate symbolism and themes of temptation, sin, and redemption mark it for an adult audience.

Among other works included in this choice collection are -The Convent Threshold, - -Up-hill, - -Cousin Kate, - -Winter: My Secret, - -Maude Clare, - -No, Thank You, John, - and -After Death.