Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
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Christina Rossetti by Frances Thomas
Why is Christina Rossetti, probably the major woman poet of Victorian Britain, so invisible today? This is the central question addressed in this biography. Rossetti, author of Goblin Market , My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird and In the Deep Midwinter has often been overshadowed by her brother Dante Gabriel. Drawing on many sources, this study enables the reader to piece together a more complete picture of this woman whose nature was passionate and contradictory.
Frances Thomas has written an exemplary biography of this exasperating woman* SPECTATOR *
Frances Thomas is sensitive and sympathetic at all points, and has an approach entirely of her own. * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
I choose Frances Thomas's convincing study as my book of the year because she has illuminated the character and life of the woman and brought me back to the joy of reading. * THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Thomas uses a fascinating range of lesser known poems to reveal both Rossetti's remarkable talent and her passionate frustrated nature. * COUNTRY LIVING *
Frances Thomas is sensitive and sympathetic at all points, and has an approach entirely of her own. * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
I choose Frances Thomas's convincing study as my book of the year because she has illuminated the character and life of the woman and brought me back to the joy of reading. * THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Thomas uses a fascinating range of lesser known poems to reveal both Rossetti's remarkable talent and her passionate frustrated nature. * COUNTRY LIVING *
Frances Thomas was born in Wales in 1943, and now divides her time between London and mid-Wales. She has written books for adults and children, including a biography of Christina Rossetti, published by Virago, 'Finding Minerva' which won the Tir na Nog prize, and 'Supposing', illustrated by Ross Collins, which won a Scottish Arts Council award.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844083480 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844083489 |
| Title | Christina Rossetti |
| Author | Frances Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2011-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |