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Goblin Market and Other Poems
32 works-among them The Convent Threshold, Up-hill, Cousin Kate, Winter: My Secret, Maude Clare, and celebrated title poem.
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
May 20th 1994
by Dover Publications
(first published 1989)
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Who stomped all over her heart?
I've read the poem The Goblin Market several times and selected poems, but I'd never read the collections as she published them. The Goblin Market and Other Poems is the most fascinating combination of lustful abandon (couched in metaphors of blooming flowers and ripe fruit), sorrow and regret (spring no more, blown blooms, greying hair), repentance (God, please don't take to me the rod), and spite (you, boy, who stomped on my heart, and you sister, who...more
I've read the poem The Goblin Market several times and selected poems, but I'd never read the collections as she published them. The Goblin Market and Other Poems is the most fascinating combination of lustful abandon (couched in metaphors of blooming flowers and ripe fruit), sorrow and regret (spring no more, blown blooms, greying hair), repentance (God, please don't take to me the rod), and spite (you, boy, who stomped on my heart, and you sister, who...more
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I often find that when I write reviews I waffle on far too much. All I can say about this book is that I find myself wanting more. I want to drink in more of Christinas' poetry and find out more about her, her life and history.
I was introduced to her through my love of her brothers' art. Dantes' art and Christina's poetry seem so compatible.
The Goblin Market is such a wonderful tale of desire, wanting, haunting and love. So much more than the initial thoughts (at the time) ...more
I was introduced to her through my love of her brothers' art. Dantes' art and Christina's poetry seem so compatible.
The Goblin Market is such a wonderful tale of desire, wanting, haunting and love. So much more than the initial thoughts (at the time) ...more
A lovely, horrible but happy-ending poem that I very much enjoyed. I loved the way that Christina plays with words, uses different meaning but still the same word. Though I filled three A4 pages with words that I could not understand... Part of learning I guess. I am now really afraid of goblins, most people must be after reading this poem.
It is the longest poem that I have read so far, but the energy, the passion and descriptions never faded one bit, which kept me engaged in the poe...more
It is the longest poem that I have read so far, but the energy, the passion and descriptions never faded one bit, which kept me engaged in the poe...more
This poem is so visually naughty, I love it.
All heaven is blazing yet
With the meridian sun:
Make haste, unshadowing sun, make haste to set;
O lifeless life, have done.
I choose what once I chose;
What once I willed, I will:
Only the heart its own bereavement knows;
O clamorous heart, lie still.
That which I chose, I choose;
That which I willed, I will;
That which I once refused, I still refuse:
O hope deferred be still.
That which I chose and choose
And will is Jesus’ will:
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I don't usually go out of my way to read things by females, but this was worthwhile, at least the title poem. It's got that flowing old world poetry thing going on, which just annoys the shit out of me and I used to hate hearing poets read in live readings, thinking they are so important and these lofty word-meisters, but the title poem in this collection has dark over/undertones and the poetic style works in this case. It rhymes, it dazzles, it makes you look up words in a dictionary, but the s...more
I discovered Christina through my love of her brother, Gabriel, and the Pre-Raphaelites (it was a mild -LOL- obsession I had at the time for their paintings). His paintings were exquisitely lush and beautiful, haunting - as is her poetry. Goblin Market is my favorite.
It was getting a bit dull halfway through but picked up again for the second half. Overall, Christina is much more entertaining to read than her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The rhymes are charming and the Goblins are great fantastical villains. Give this poem a try!
The trite of one sister with a fruity addiction
And the other's vicarious affliction.
Rossetti's lines are jagged,
Her rhymes often free;
She's like Doctor Seuss, without the PhD.
And the other's vicarious affliction.
Rossetti's lines are jagged,
Her rhymes often free;
She's like Doctor Seuss, without the PhD.
"Goblin Market" is insanely fantastic, as are many of her other poems. This slim volume certainly left me wanting more.
a bit icky in terms of its suggestiveness. relatively fast read in regards to poetry of this time period.
I like Ms. Rossetti's poetry very selectively; but where it's good, it is very good.
sex sex fruit sex commodity feminism "the other" fruit sex
Come buyyyyyy!!!
3.5 stars
I've never actually read any of Christina Rossetti's poetry before, as far as I know. Which is actually kind of sad, because I loved it. The imagery in the main poem, Goblin Market, was lovely, and the fairytale aspect of it, too. I liked a lot of the other poems in the volume as well. Makes me glad I got it this semester and had chance to enjoy it whole, before I have to pick it apart next semester!
Really enjoyed these poems first published in 1862! My favorite is, of course, the title poem "Goblin Market," and it makes me wonder if her work influence E.A. Poe? Darkly grand. I also enjoyed "No Thank You, John," which made me grin. And "Cousin Kate!" Oh, wow. Excellent revenge poem. Impressive that a woman would be so bold during that age.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Christina Rossetti is probably my all time favorite poet. Many of her poems deal with death or a sense of loss. But this poem carries such a fantastic story. While I enjoy the fun about the goblin men, it's the sister's bond that carries the most weight in this poem. At least for me. I could read it a million times over (probably have!)and never tire of it.
Christina Rossetti's poem about 2 sisters. One goes astray but the other is there to help her on the way. The alliteration and imagery in the poem is great--it can be read and enjoyed by a younger audience, but there are darker and more serious themes in it as well.
Some excellent work is contained in this slim volume. Not as obscure as some poets, Rosetti makes her work intensely personal and emotional. This poet deserves more attention than she recieves in this modern day.
The eponymous poem is lovely and sensual, although it tells a cautionary fairy tale. Many of the other poems in the book were just as delightfully vibrant and that is coming from somebody who doesn't often like poetry.
I love 'Goblin Market.' It is a great Victorian poem,and reading it can help one understand the mindsets about love, sex, and relationships during the time period. Plus, it's just gorgeous.
I have only read Goblin market not the other poems I really enjoyed it. It is a story in prose. The book I have, also has beautiful paintings in it.
At my funeral, I want some mysterious woman in black to arrive on that bleak and gray scene and sing 'When I am Dead my Dearest', perhaps my widow.
Loralee
marked it as to-read
Oh, I'm so sorry Meg, just discovered this on my shelf (with a sexy note from you included). I promise to get to this...
this poem is full of temptation and lush with imagery. i much prefer victorian poetry to novels. doesn't everyone?
Alyssa
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lovers of maudlin, but not sappy, poetry
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My first favorite (long) poem. Thanks Jocelyn!
this is weird but good- dark children's poem.
Some more poetry I like.
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Christina Georgina Rossetti, one of the most important women poets writing in nineteenth-century England, was born in London December 5, 1830, to Gabriele and Frances (Polidori) Rossetti. Although her fundamentally religious temperament was closer to her mother's, this youngest member of a remarkable family of poets, artists, and critics inherited many of her artistic tendencies from her father.
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“For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strenghten whilst one stands”
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In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strenghten whilst one stands”
“We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?”
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We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?”
