The poetry of Christina Rossetti is often described as' gothic'and yet this term has rarely
been examined in the specific case of Rossetti's work. Based on new readings of the full …

For decades now, Christina Rossetti's poetry has proven to be a rich vantage point from
which to explore the complexity of Victorian attitudes toward the material world. This is …

This dissertation explores the intersections of the English Musical Renaissance (roughly
1880-1920) and the poetry of the Victorian era, approaching musical analysis through the …

The idea of the dying Victorian woman as passive victim or object of desire has justly
received critical attention, but this has meant a comparative neglect of the dying Victorian …

Abstract Gender, Genre, and the Victorian Dramatic Monologue describes how female and
male poets used the dramatic monologue to create a dialogue about gender and …

The relationship that the Victorians had with their God (s) was not an easy one. Despite the
age's oft mocked attachment to religiosity, many individuals underwent profound re …

Man must be pleased; but him to please Is woman's pleasure; down the gulf Of his condoled
necessities She casts her best, she flings herself. How often flings for nought, and yokes Her …