Rossetti's Poetry - Critics Flashcards

 “men hurt while women redeem” (‘Goblin Market’) -
Gilbert and Gubar
 “hint that male gender oppression be interpreted as
original sin” (‘Goblin Market’) - Gilbert and Gubar
 “clear critique of dominant masculinity” (‘Maude
Claire’) - Avery
Men & Patriarchal Society  “(The men are all) absent, weak or threatening” -
Gilbert and Gubar
Rossetti critics
 “dying to defend his wife and sacrificing himself ra-
ther than be beaten” (‘Round Tower at Jhansi’)
- Unsworth
 “(Rossetti) challenges the patriarchal perception of
women” - Scholl

 “focus is not on the possibility of fulfilling earthly
love...but rather renunciation” - Harrison
 “predominantly expresses an emotional love - and
not a sexualised love” - Bocher
 “exploration of women's sexual fantasy (which
includes suggestions of masochism, homoeroticism,
Love & Sex rape or incest)” (‘Goblin Market’) - Kaplan
Rossetti critics  “A 'prophetic' critique of Victorian marriage
markets...designed to convey the need for an alter-
native social order” (‘Goblin Market’) - McGann
 “'Goblin Market' functions as a feminist text
through its acknowledgement of female sexuality
and desire” - Scholl