Christina Rossetti: A Portrait With Background (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781258023867)

""Christina Rossetti: A Portrait With Background"" by Marya Zaturenska is a biography of the renowned English poet Christina Rossetti. The book provides a comprehensive account of Rossetti's life, from her childhood in London to her literary career and personal relationships. Zaturenska delves into Rossetti's family background, including her father's Italian heritage and her mother's English roots, and how these influenced her work. The book also explores Rossetti's religious beliefs and how they shaped her poetry, as well as her struggles with mental illness and physical ailments. Zaturenska draws from Rossetti's own writings, as well as letters and other primary sources, to provide a vivid and insightful portrait of this important literary figure. Overall, ""Christina Rossetti: A Portrait With Background"" is a must-read for anyone interested in the life and work of this influential poet.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Marya Zaturenska
ISBN-10: 1258023865
ISBN-13: 9781258023867
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Language: English
Published: 05/21/2011
Pages: 318
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d