Selected Poems of Christina Rossetti

• ISBN13: 9789372270068
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
• Publication Date: August 18, 2026
• Pages: 290
• Original Price: INR 395.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 210 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Subjects & Themes / General

Selected Poems of Christina Rossettiis a timeless collection of lyrical and deeply evocative poetry. Departing from the ornate style of her contemporaries, Rossetti crafted poetry marked by clarity, emotional depth and haunting musicality. Her poems examine the intersections of human experience, particularly loss, love, womanhood and spiritual longing, articulating the nuances of inner life with profound clarity and disciplined emotional restraint. This collection features some of her finest works, including “Goblin Market”, “The Convent Threshold”, “Venus’s Looking-Glass” and “Monna Innominata”, offering readers a journey through rich imagery, musical language and emotional depth. Perfect for lovers of classic literature and poetry alike, these poems reveal why Christina Rossetti remains one of the most celebrated voices of the Victorian era.

Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was one of the most eminent poets of the Victorian era, admired for her lyrical beauty, emotional depth and spiritual insight. Her poetry is a luminous blend of beauty, longing, faith and quiet fortitude. Born in London into a distinguished Anglo-Italian literary family, Rossetti was deeply influenced by her father, the Italian poet and exile, Gabriele Rossetti, and by her mother, Frances Polidori, who nurtured her literary talents. Closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Rossetti developed a poetic style marked by vivid imagery, musical language and restrained emotional power. From hauntingly lyrical verses to deeply emotional reflections on love, loss, nature and devotion, her poems continue to captivate readers across generations.

Noteworthy works by Christina Rossetti:
• Goblin Market (1862)
• The Convent Threshold (1862)
• In the Bleak Midwinter (1872)
• Monna Innominata (1881)

• A Soul
• From the Antique
• Listening
• Cobwebs
• A Chilly Night
• A Triad
• In an Artist’s Studio
• Introspective
• Cousin Kate
• Sister Maude
• Promises Like Pie-Crust
• An Echo From Willow-wood
• A Sketch
• The Heart Knoweth its Own Bitterness
• A Pause
• Goblin Market
• The Prince’s Progress
• Maiden-Song
• Dream Land
• At Home
• The Poor Ghost
• A Portrait
• By the Sea
• Gone for Ever
• Love from the North
• Maggie a Lady
• From Sunset to Star Rise
• Spring Quiet
• Winter Rain
• Vanity of Vanities
• Days of Vanity
• The Ghost’s Petition
• Enrica, 1865
• A Chill
• Somewhere or Other
• Noble Sisters
• Jessie Cameron
• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter: My Secret
• Autumn Violets
• A Dirge
• A Bird’s-Eye View
• Fata Morgana
• Memory
• “They Desire a Better Country”
• The Lambs of Grasmere, 1860
• A Birthday
• A Bride Song
• Confluents
• Remember
• After Death
• The Lowest Room
• Dream-Love
• An End
• Dead Hope
• Twice
• My Dream
• On the Wing
• L. E. L.
• Song (“Oh roses for the flush of youth”)
• The Hour and the Ghost
• Shall I Forget?
• Life and Death
• A Summer Wish
• A Year’s Windfalls
• An Apple Gathering
• Song (“Two doves upon the selfsame branch”)
• Maude Clare
• Echo
• Another Spring
• Bird or Beast?
• Eve
• A Daughter of Eve
• The Bourne
• Song (“Oh what comes over the sea”)
• Venus’s Looking-Glass
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Bird Raptures
• The Queen of Hearts
• “No, Thank You, John”
• Beauty is Vain
• May
• A Pause of Thought
• Twilight Calm
• Wife to Husband
• Mirage
• A Royal Princess
• My Friend
• Shut Out
• Sound Sleep
• Song (“She sat and sang away”)
• Song (“When I am dead, my dearest”)
• Dead Before Death
• Twilight Night
• Bitter for Sweet
• What Would I Give?
• The First Spring Day
• The Convent Threshold
• Amor Mundi
• Up-Hill
• “The Iniquity of The Fathers Upon the Children”
• In the Round Tower at Jhansi
• A Christmas Carol
• Despised and Rejected
• A Better Resurrection
• Advent
• The Three Enemies
• Consider
• Weary in Well-Doing
• One Certainty
• By the Waters of Babylon
• Christian and Jew
• Good Friday
• Symbols
• The World
• A Testimony
• Paradise
• Sleep at Sea
• Mother Country
• Who Shall Deliver Me?
• “When My Heart is Vexed, I Will Complain”
• A Rose Plant in Jericho
• From House to Home
• Old and New Year Ditties
• Amen
• The Lowest Place
• Sonnet
• The Key-Note
• Pastime
• “Italia, Io Ti Saluto!”
• A Ballad of Boding
• Yet a Little While
• He and She
• Monna Innominata
• One Sea-Side Grave
• De Profundis
• Tempus Fugit
• Brother Bruin
• A Life’s Parallels
• At Last
• In the Willow Shade
• Buds and Babies
• A Wintry Sonnet
• Freaks of Fashion
• An October Garden
• “Summer is Ended”
• Passing and Glassing
• Soeur Louise De La Miséricorde
• An “Immurata” Sister
• “There as a Budding Morrow in Midnight”
• The Thread of Life
• An Old-World Thicket
• Later Life: A Double Sonnet of Sonnets
• “For Thine Own Sake, O My God”
• Until the Day Break
• A Hope Carol
• Christmas Carols
• Patience of Hope