Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market" and Milton

In her work "Katja Brandt effectively questions the assumption that literary relationships are always envious ones. Importantly, she offers a complex reading of the relationship between Christina Rossetti (1830-94) and her literary forefather John Milton (1608-74). A Brandt notes, the tendency among feminist scholars has been to view Milton primarily as a figure of patriarchal oppression to be resisted by women writers. By focusing on the Christian faith that Rossetti shared with Milton, Brandt convincingly argues for a more complex understanding of Rossetti s response to Milton. This focus on Rossetti s faith places Brandt s work firmly in the most recent scholarship being done on Rossetti, a phase that is significantly altering our image of the poet and her work. - Diane D Amico

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PhD in English literature from Åbo Akademi University, Finland. She has written the theses "Poetic Apples: With Special Reference to the English Renaissance" and "The Apple Motif in Christina Rossetti: Tradition Transformed". She has also published "Äpplet från myt till mun" and "Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market: Milton Revised or Revived?"

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In her work "Katja Brandt effectively questions the assumption that literary relationships are always envious ones. Importantly, she offers a complex reading of the relationship between Christina Rossetti (1830-94) and her literary forefather John Milton (1608-74). A Brandt notes, the tendency among feminist scholars has been to view Milton primarily as a figure of patriarchal oppression to be resisted by women writers. By focusing on the Christian faith that Rossetti shared with Milton, Brandt convincingly argues for a more complex understanding of Rossetti's response to Milton. This focus on Rossetti's faith places Brandt's work firmly in the most recent scholarship being done on Rossetti, a phase that is significantly altering our image of the poet and her work." - Diane D'Amico -