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New and definitive edition of Rossetti's masterpiece, with full
notes and apparatus. Described by W.S. Blunt as 'the greatest of
the all the great Victorian poems', this sequence of 103 sonnets
was composed between 1847 and 1881, and finally published complete
in Ballads and Sonnets just six months before Rossetti's death.
These passionate celebrations of the ecstasy of love threatened by
change and Fate inspired the Aesthetes and Decadents of the
eighties and nineties, leading to Walter Pater's Mona Lisa and
Oscar Wilde's Salome. This new edition of Rossetti's poetic
masterpiece is presented here with Introduction, Notes and
definitive texts and date. All variants are given for each poem
(some sonnets exist in as many as eight versions), and each sonnet
is given a documented date of composition and first publication.
The illustrations include some rarely-seen images, notably a
self-portrait by Elizabeth Siddal, the poet's wife, in whose coffin
he placed his original poems, only to exhume them eight years
later. ROGER C. LEWIS is Emeritus Professor of English, Acadia
University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Selected Poems (Hardcover)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Edited by Clive Wilmer
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R2,678
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For critics like John Ruskin and Walter Pater, Dante Gabriel
Rossetti (1828-1892) was one of the great creative figures of the
day, a painter and a poet of major stature. Yeats and the young
Pound regarded him as an exemplary figure of solitary dedication to
art and beauty.
Rossetti's most original work may have been in preparing the way
for the modernists, who in turn dethroned him. He called the sonnet
'a moment's monument', and his best short lyrics are instants of
oppressed emotion cut free of time. In this, as in the
suggestiveness of his imagery, he anticipates the French
Symbolists. He can also be regarded as the founder of modern verse
translation, not only for the freshness of his versions but also
for his choice of poets---Villon, Cavalcanti and the young Dante.
In this selection, Clive Wilmer has made a personal choice,
emphasizing the 'pure poetry' of the lyrics at the expense of the
more conventionally Victorian monologues and narratives. He has
also included a generous selection from the translations, and
provided a biographical and critical introduction.
Frank Laurence Lucas (1894-1967) was a renowned English author,
poet and classicist, often remembered for his polemical attacks on
key modernist figures such as T. S. Eliot, as well as his
meticulous scholarship in the production of texts such as the
four-volume Complete Works of John Webster. First published in
1933, this book presents an accessible selection of Dante Gabriel
Rossetti's poetry edited by Lucas. The text is divided into two
parts, with the first part containing translated works by other
poets and the second original works by Rossetti. This book will be
of value to anyone with an interest in Rossetti's poetry and the
writings of Lucas.
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Poems (Hardcover)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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R1,588
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Few collections of verse have been associated with such drama as
these poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82). Much of this work
had disappeared in 1862 when it was buried with Rossetti's wife,
Elizabeth Siddal, only to be brought back to the light of day in
1869. Rossetti added further poems and the work first appeared in
1870. The full impact of the sexually explicit material was soon
felt. In his article 'The Fleshly School of Poetry', the writer
Robert Williams Buchanan denounced Rossetti as corrupt and
decadent. Others joined the chorus of disapproving voices. Steeped
in remorse about his treatment of his wife, and riddled with guilt
about his affair with Jane Morris, Rossetti broke down and
attempted suicide. Behind all the sensation, however, lies
Rossetti's subtle and complex literary intelligence attempting,
many years before Freud, to find honest modes of expression for the
central importance of the libido.
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Poems (Paperback)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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R879
Discovery Miles 8 790
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Few collections of verse have been associated with such drama as
these poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82). Much of this work
had disappeared in 1862 when it was buried with Rossetti's wife,
Elizabeth Siddal, only to be brought back to the light of day in
1869. Rossetti added further poems and the work first appeared in
1870. The full impact of the sexually explicit material was soon
felt. In his article 'The Fleshly School of Poetry', the writer
Robert Williams Buchanan denounced Rossetti as corrupt and
decadent. Others joined the chorus of disapproving voices. Steeped
in remorse about his treatment of his wife, and riddled with guilt
about his affair with Jane Morris, Rossetti broke down and
attempted suicide. Behind all the sensation, however, lies
Rossetti's subtle and complex literary intelligence attempting,
many years before Freud, to find honest modes of expression for the
central importance of the libido.
The Rossettis were one of the most remarkable and talented families
in Victorian Britain. Of the two parents and three siblings, Dante
Gabriel (1828 82) and Christina (1830 94) stood out, but throughout
their lives they remained a tightly-knit unit. William Michael
(1829 1919), who published this two-volume work in 1895, was the
family record keeper and in the memoir of his brother we have an
unmatched account of the family dynamic. He was not always candid
about his brother's affairs but his biography is unparalleled for
its fresh directness. Unlike all subsequent biographers, William
wrote from the inside, and even if he was unable to tell the whole
story, the intimate details of the day-to-day life of the great
painter and poet have about them the ring of truth and
authenticity. Volume 1 is given over to William's extensive and
sympathetic memoir of his brother's life.
The Rossettis were one of the most remarkable and talented families
in Victorian Britain. Of the two parents and three siblings, Dante
Gabriel (1828 82) and Christina (1830 94) stood out, but throughout
their lives they remained a tightly-knit unit. William Michael
(1829 1919), who published this two-volume work in 1895, was the
family record keeper and in the memoir of his brother we have an
unmatched account of the family dynamic. He was not always candid
about his brother's affairs but his biography is unparalleled for
its fresh directness. Unlike all subsequent biographers, William
wrote from the inside, and even if he was unable to tell the whole
story, the intimate details of the day-to-day life of the great
painter and poet have about them the ring of truth and
authenticity. Volume 2 contains hundreds of Dante's letters to his
family, with helpful explanatory notes by William.
Excerpt: ...together, alive from the abyss, Clung the soul-wrung
implacable close kiss; And pity of self through all made broken
moan Which said, 'For once, for once, for once alone ' And still
Love sang, and what he sang was this: - III 'O ye, all ye that walk
in Willow-wood, That walk with hollow faces burning white; What
fathom-depth of soul-struck widowhood, What long, what longer
hours, one lifelong night, Ere ye again, who so in vain have wooed
Your last hope lost, who so in vain invite Your lips to that their
unforgotten food, Ere ye, ere ye again shall see the light Alas the
bitter banks in Willowwood, With tear-spurge wan, with blood-wort
burning red: Alas if ever such a pillow could Steep deep the soul
in sleep till she were dead, - Better all life forget her than this
thing, That Willowwood should hold her wandering ' IV So sang he:
and as meeting rose and rose Together cling through the wind's
wellaway Nor change at once, yet near the end of day The leaves
drop loosened where the heart-stain glows, - So when the song died
did the kiss unclose; And her face fell back drowned, and was as
grey As its grey eyes; and if it ever may Meet mine again I know
not if Love knows. Only I know that I leaned low and drank A long
draught from the water where she sank, Her breath and all her tears
and all her soul: And as I leaned, I know I felt Love's face
Pressed on my neck with moan of pity and grace, Till both our heads
were in his aureole. WITHOUT HER What of her glass without her? The
blank grey There where the pool is blind of the moon's face. Her
dress without her? The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the
moon has passed away. Her paths without her? Day's appointed sway
Usurped by desolate night. Her pillowed place Without her? Tears,
ah me for love's good grace, And cold forgetfulness of...
Although today William Blake (1757-1827) is recognised as a
visionary poet and artist, at the time of his death he was unknown
except for his presumed insanity. This highly influential
two-volume biography by the barrister Alexander Gilchrist, first
published in 1863 and reissued here in its second edition (1880),
rescued William Blake from almost complete obscurity. The accepted
interpretation of his madness was challenged and his creative
talents were brought to the attention of Victorian society by the
inclusion of selected writings and artistic works, nearly all
previously unpublished. Volume 1 of Gilchrist's book is an account
of William Blake's life, combining excerpts from his written works
and paintings with detailed biographical information drawn from
surviving letters and contemporary accounts.
Although today William Blake (1757 1827) is recognised as a
visionary poet and artist, at the time of his death he was unknown
except for his presumed insanity. This highly influential
two-volume biography by the barrister Alexander Gilchrist, first
published in 1863 and reissued here in its second edition (1880),
rescued William Blake from almost complete obscurity. The accepted
interpretation of his madness was challenged and his creative
talents were brought to the attention of Victorian society by the
inclusion of selected writings and artistic works, nearly all
previously unpublished. Volume 2 contains a large selection of
Blake's poetry and prose together with an annotated catalogue of
his drawings and paintings.
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The New Life (Paperback, Main)
Dante Alighieri, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Michael Palmer
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Poems (Paperback)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Jenny (Hardcover)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Jenny (Paperback)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Lenore (Paperback)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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