19th Century poet, born in London in 1830 (Victorian era).
First had her poetry printed at 12 years old, then published poems under the name "Ellen Alleyen" at 19.
The women in her family were comitted High Church Anglicans and as a teenager, Christina suffered from a nervous breakdown that was diagnosed as 'religious mania'.
Rossetti fell in love with several suitors, but rejected them because they failed to share her precise religious convictions.
Rossetti devoted 10 years of her life as a volunteer at St.Mary's jospital for prostitutes and unmarried mothers.
Religious themesd dominate her work, but Rossetti never preaches. Instead, exploring the tensions between earthly passions and divine love.
No, Thank you, John notes:
We 'hear' some of his comments through reported speech.
One sided conversation.
Mechanical and cold view of younger Rossetti's love life.
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