Dante Gabriel Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882) was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, and was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement, most notably William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.
Rossetti’s art was characterised by its sensuality and its medieval revivalism. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats. His later poetry was characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, especially in his sonnet sequence The House of Life. Poetry and image are closely entwined in Rossetti’s work; he frequently wrote sonnets to accompany his pictures, spanning from The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849) and Astarte Syriaca (1877)…
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I’ve always been drawn to Rossetti’s work, although I’m much more familiar with his paintings than I am with his poetry. And now, because of your post, my interest is lit with hunger–I shall have to search out his words as well.
Lovely highlight, Sarah.
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I’m glad to have inspired you with this re-blog, Shelley. Have a spookily happy week!
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One of my favourite discoveries when I first moved to the UK and was staying in London was the work of the pre-Raphaelites and it has stayed with me ever since. Thanks for his beautiful and inspiring post.
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I was delighted to discover Stuart’s blog as he posts a feast of delights every day! Bless you for commenting, Olga.
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