Poems and Prose Rossetti (Everyman Library) [Paperback]

Christina Rossetti (Author)

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Series: Everyman Library | Publication Date: January 15, 1995

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About the Author

Simon Humphries was formerly Fellow and Tutor in English at Trinity College, Oxford, and is now an independent scholar. His essays on Victorian literature have appeared in Victorian Poetry, eview of English Studies, and the TLS.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 488 pages
• Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Ltd. (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0460875361
• ISBN-13: 978-0460875363
• Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 5.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,652,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Collection, October 16, 2000

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butterflygrrrl (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poems and Prose Rossetti (Everyman Library) (Paperback)

This is a fantastic collection of the oft-overlooked poet, Christina Rossetti. I had ordered it at a bookstore, at first thinking I had ordered another book. When it came I was pleasantly surprised. It was much better than the one I thought I had ordered! The timeline and biography that editor Jan Marsh provides at the beginning of the book are invaluable. The book, as the title suggests, is divided into two sections--poetry and prose. What is not indicated is that included in Rossetti's short fiction are some of her letters which grant a bit of insight into her character. As for the fiction, it is evident that if Rossetti had turned her focus in that direction, she could have established a fine writing career. "Commonplace" rivals any of Jane Austen's work, with its wit and insightful charactersation. The poetry section provides a variety of poems that prove Christina Rossetti one of the finest Victorian poets. Ranging from more well-known pieces like "Goblin Market", "Pilgrim's Progress" and the Monna Innominata sonnet sequence; to her less-read poems for children, this edition brings a wide variety of Rossetti's best work together. I highly recommend it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please, people, rediscover Christina Rossetti!, July 30, 1999

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This review is from: Poems and Prose Rossetti (Everyman Library) (Paperback)

I would like to say read Christina Rossetti! She's very underappreciated. Her poetry is lyrical and musical with a kind of magic about it. Simple yet elegant. And her themes are on the surface "Victorian" but her sincerity and honesty are refreshing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good old Oxford Press, June 24, 2011

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This review is from: Poems and Prose (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

A very nice edition of a Nineteenth Century English poet. Many gems in here. Decent print, decent size, good match of cover art. Reasonable price. Do check her works out online. This one's to keep. :)