Publisher Description
Christina Georgina Rossetti was one of the greatest female poets of the Victorian era, an extraordinarily talented lyricist with a gifted ear for musicality. In this volume, we will hear some of the beautiful poetry that has ensured her reputation as a major artist of the time.
In addition to her most well-known work, "Goblin Market," we also include: "A Birthday," "A Pause of Thought," "Dreamland," "Echo," "Ferry Me across the Water," and many more.
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About Christina Georgina Rossetti
Christina
Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) was one of the most important
English women poets, in both range and quality. She was the youngest in an
extraordinarily gifted family: her eldest brother Dante Gabriel founded the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and was a foremost poet and painter of the era; her
other brother William became a prolific art and literary critic, editor, and
memoirist; and her sister Maria went on to be a Dante scholar, respected
Italian translator, author, and nun.
Rossetti wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and
children’s poetry throughout her life and is most famous for her poem Goblin Market. Religious devotion came to play a major role in her life and much of her work
is spiritual in nature. She never married.
About various narrators
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.