Description
Step into a world where temptation speaks in sweet, dangerous voices. In the title poem, two sisters confront the goblin men’s alluring cries and the perilous choices that follow, unfolding as a vivid narrative of desire, resistance, and the cost of surrender. Across this first collection, Christina Rossetti blends lyrical intensity with haunting storytelling to explore themes of temptation and self-discipline, love and sacrifice, spiritual longing, and the moral weight of everyday decisions. With its vivid imagery and musical language, this volume establishes Rossetti’s distinctive poetic power—both intimate and unsettling—inviting readers to linger at the edge of wonder and warning.
Available Editions
hardcover
Penguin Classic
Published Feb 27, 2018
144 pages
ISBN: 9780241303061
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Details
First Published
1862
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti.