This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the body.

'...Palazzo's general conclusions make the volume indispensable for literature collections at all levels...' - R.D. Morrison, Choice

Autorentext
LYNDA PALAZZO has lectured for many years at universities in South Africa and is currently a teacher in English at King's School, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Early Poetry Including Goblin Market: Maude Later Poetry Including The Prince's Progress; Annus Domini Called to Be Saints Seek and Find Letter and Spirit Time Flies The Face of the Deep Conclusion Select Bibliography Index