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- Full Name: Christina Georgina Rossetti
- Born: December 5, 1830
- Birthplace: London, England
- Death: December 29, 1894
- Age: 64
- Literary Genre: Poetry
- Sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Career
Despite a career that lasted thirty years, Christina Rossetti will perhaps be best remembered for her first poem, "Goblin Market." Though Rossetti insisted it was a children's poem, critics have considered it a commentary on religious, social, and sexual aspects of the Victorian Era.Rossetti's wrote mainly children's poetry for the remainder of her life. In 1894, she died of cancer. Her work enjoyed a renaissance in the 1970s during feminist movements of that time.
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Christina Rossetti Questions
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Christina Rossetti Personal Timeline
- December 5, 1830: Born
- 1848: Engaged to James Collinson
- 1850: Published in The Germ under pseudonym Ellen Alleyne
- 1866: Refused Charles Cayley's proposal
- December 29, 1894: Died
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Christina Rossetti Publications Timeline
- 1862: "Goblin Market"
- 1866: The Prince's Progress and Other Poems
- 1870: Commonplace
- 1872: Singsong: A Nursery Rhyme Book
- 1881: A Pageant and Other Poems
- 1887: Uphill
- 1893: Verses
- 1895: New Poems
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RT @paulvharris: Silence is more musical than any song. Christina Rossetti You Bet, especially after the kids are all in bed and asleep!
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RT @paulvharris: Silence is more musical than any song. Christina Rossetti
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RT @paulvharris: Silence is more musical than any song. Christina Rossetti
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RT @IamPramit: The downhill path is easy, but there's no turning back. ~Christina Rossetti | RT @raghavarajubv @dahara
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The downhill path is easy, but there's no turning back. ~Christina Rossetti | RT @raghavarajubv @dahara
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