Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Illustrated)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Jun 2014 · Delphi Poets Series Book 49 · Delphi Classics

About this ebook

The famous Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti was also a celebrated poet, scholar and translator, whose works influenced the European Symbolists, serving as a precursor of the Aesthetic movement. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats, whilst his later verses were characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, as demonstrated by his masterpiece, the sonnet sequence, ‘The House of Life’. This volume of the bestselling Delphi Poets Series presents the complete works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with beautiful illustrations, rare works and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Rossetti's life and works
* Brief introduction to the poet and his work
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* The rare translations of Italian poets, including the complete translation of Dante Alighieri's LA VITA NUOVA
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Rossetti's rare prose works, including the scarce short story – first time in digital print
* Features three biographies - discover Rossetti's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
BRIEF INTRODUCTION: DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI

The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Prose
HAND AND SOUL
THE STEALTHY SCHOOL OF CRITICISM

The Biographies
ROSSETTI by Lucien Pissarro
RECOLLECTIONS OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI by T. Hall Caine
Extract from ‘FIGURES OF SEVERAL CENTURIES’ by Arthur Symons

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