The transition between early and late Victorian poetry has been determined, in this volume, to be 1850. A case can be made for this choice as the year saw, among other significant events, the death of the romantic poet laureate, Wordsworth, and the publication of his Prelude, the appointment of Tennyson as the Victorian poet laureate and the publication of his In Memoriam. It was unquestionably a time of change, but the innovations in form, de...
The social advances of the era included the growth of the middle class, the universalization of public education, and an increase in leisure time. During this period, when the novel was beginning to emerge as the dominant genre, there was still a sizable and literate audience concerned with the poets of the day-the poets who are covered in this DLB volume. Victorian literature, and especially the poetry, is a personal, social and moral engagem...
The sixth volume of Rossetti's correspondence covers a particularly energetic period of artistic activity and dealings with patrons, his new agent C.A. Howell, dealers and friends.
Following the death of Elizabeth Siddal in 1862 and his settling in Chelsea, Rossetti entered on a period of his life -- charted in volume 3 -- that was marked by renewed activity as a painter and increased financial prosperity.The years 1868-1870 covered by volume 4 culminate in his return to writing poetry and the publication in June 1870 of his long-anticipated and widely-read Poems. However, despite the satisfaction that he could take from...
More than an index to the nine volumes of letters, this volume is a concise guide to an entire cultural era seen through the lens of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Following the death of Elizabeth Siddal in 1862 and his settling in Chelsea, Rossetti entered on a period of his life -- charted in volume 3 -- that was marked by renewed activity as a painter and increased financial prosperity.The years 1868-1870 covered by volume 4 culminate in his return to writing poetry and the publication in June 1870 of his long-anticipated and widely-read Poems. However, despite the satisfaction that he could take from...
This ten-volume edition of Rossetti's correspondence is an acclaimed primary source for the range of ideas that shaped his art and poetry, as well as a glimpse into his life and times.
Major edition revealing key ideas and events in the lives and work of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood and Victorian literary circles: 5, 800 letters (including 2, 000 previously unpublished letters) to 330 recipients.
Major edition revealing key ideas and events in the lives and work of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood and Victorian literary circles: 5, 800 letters (including 2, 000 previously unpublished letters) to 330 recipients.
![The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Set [10 Volume Set]](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/212/21271065/CHSBZCOP0321271065.jpg)
