Rossetti is honoured with a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Anglican Church on 27 April. Her poem Love Came Down at Christmas (1885) has also been widely arranged as a carol. Rossetti's Christmas poem In the Bleak Midwinter became widely known after her death when set as a Christmas carol first by Gustav Holst, and then by Harold Darke. Scholars began to explore Freudian themes in her work, such as religious and sexual repression, reaching for personal, biographical interpretations of her poetry. In the early 20th century Rossetti's popularity faded in the wake of Modernism. She published her first two poems (Death's Chill Between and Heart's Chill Between), which appeared in the Athenaeum, in 1848 when she was 18.Īlthough Rossetti's popularity during her lifetime did not approach that of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, her standing remained strong after her death. The collection established Rossetti as a significant voice in Victorian poetry. In the first lines of ‘Goblin Market,’ the poet describes the calls and cries of the goblin men as they try to attract customers to buy their fruits. Rossetti’s best-known work, Goblin Market and Other Poems, was published in 1862. ‘Goblin Market’ by Christina Rossetti describes the adventures of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, and their encounter with goblin merchants. Her poetry is marked by symbolism and intense feeling. Rossetti is best known for her ballads and her mystic religious lyrics. She wrote the poems Goblin Market and Remember, and the words of the Christmas carol In the Bleak Midwinter. About Christina Rossetti Christina Rossetti, born in London, was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems.
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