{"product_id":"selected-poems-isbn-9780140424690","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA captivating selection of enduring verse by one of the Victorian era's most beloved poets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristina Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse forms. Weaving connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures, Rossetti's poems startle the imagination with their extraordinary truth, beauty, and intensity. This first fully annotated collection, based on the definitive texts, brings together love lyrics, sonnets, hymns, ballads, the vast body of her devotional poetry, and fantasy poems like \u003ci\u003eGoblin Market\u003c\/i\u003e, Rossetti's terrifyingly vivid verses for children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cb\u003eChristina Rossetti\u003c\/b\u003e (1830-1894), sister of the poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was educated at home and shared her family's intellectual interests. Ill-health ended her work as a governess and later made her an invalid. Her poetry was first published in 1850 in the Pre-Raphaelite magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Germ\u003c\/i\u003e, and several volumes of poetry followed, demonstrating an extraordinary emotional and technical range.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302511956197,"sku":"NP9780140424690","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140424690.jpg?v=1767736317","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/selected-poems-isbn-9780140424690","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}