Christina Rossetti, George Herbert, and the Uses of Devotional Wit

Christina Rossetti has long been linked to the early modern poet George Herbert, including by her contemporaries, although surprisingly few studies have focused on their literary interrelations in any great detail. The little information about Rossetti that remains in her extant letters or in recoll...

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Published inANQ (Lexington, Ky.) Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 88 - 92
Main Author Morrison, Kevin A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Inc 03.04.2018
Subjects
Aesthetics
British & Irish literature
Comparative literature
English literature
Herbert, George (1593-1633)
Poets
Pre-Raphaelitism
Rossetti, Christina (1830-1894)
Welsh literature
Womens literature
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Summary:Christina Rossetti has long been linked to the early modern poet George Herbert, including by her contemporaries, although surprisingly few studies have focused on their literary interrelations in any great detail. The little information about Rossetti that remains in her extant letters or in recollections by family members or friends points, however, to strong ties to Herbert from an early age.
ISSN:0895-769X
1940-3364
DOI:10.1080/0895769X.2017.1379380