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 in | ANQ (Lexington, Ky.) Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 88 - 92 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Philadelphia
Taylor & Francis Inc
03.04.2018
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0895-769X 1940-3364 |
DOI: | 10.1080/0895769X.2017.1379380 |