"Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems" by Christina Georgina Rossetti is a collection of poems from the 1800s that blends fantasy with serious ideas about right and wrong and looks critically at society. The main poem, "Goblin Market," centers on temptation and the power of sisterly love, while other poems touch on the sadness of loss, the complexities of love, and how time changes everything. In "Goblin Market," sisters Laura and Lizzie hear strange goblin men trying to sell them magical fruit. Lizzie, being cautious, warns Laura of the dangers, but Laura gives in and tastes the fruit, which leads to strong desires and unhappiness. This beginning sets a symbolic tone, mixing desire, sacrifice, and the connection between sisters, hinting at how the choices they make lead to consequences as the story unfolds.
Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems
By Christina Georgina Rossetti
Enchanted fruit beckons, testing the bond between sisters as they navigate a world of temptation and sacrifice.
Summary
About the AuthorChristina Georgina Rossetti was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in Britain: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst, Katherine Kennicott Davis, and Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", also set by Darke and other composers. She was a sister of the artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and features in several of his paintings.
Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in Britain: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst, Katherine Kennicott Davis, and Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", also set by Darke and other composers. She was a sister of the artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and features in several of his paintings.
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