EN 2643 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: William Holman Hunt, Christina Rossetti, James Collinson
25 Jun 2017
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Post-romanticism: late after 1850"s (more modern genre of poetry) Pre-raphaelites era: group of english poets, painter & critics founded in 1848. Family: well known, literate & artistic family. Father: gabriele rossetti, kings college, london prof. - (exiled from italy -> italians were highly esteemed by poets) Maria francesca rossetti (goblin market dedicated to her) 1837; age 7: starts writing & very intelligent. 1840"s; age 10: family nancial dif culties - father is mentally unstable. 1844; age 14: depression & involvement in anglo-catholic movement. Late teens: engaged to james collinson (painter) - broke up. Volunteers: at home for fallen women (prostitutes, bad lives, etc. ) Rst published work: age 31 - goblin market and other poems - (instantly famous) Elizabeth browning: dies @ christina"s rst publish -> christina replaces her. Edward burne-jones: painter, designer, worked with morris. Charles dodgson: known as lewis carroll - writer. Ford madox ford: novelist, poet - older; 1873 - 1939.
