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The spiritual vision of Christina Rossetti

Julian Thompson explores the centrality of faith in Rossetti’s poetry and shows how it is among the most technically accomplished in the English language

Mary is on a bed, looking down. The angel is standing next to her, holding a white lily.
Ecce Ancilla Domini (‘Behold the Handmaid of the Lord’) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1849–50), with Christina as the model for Mary
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AQA (A): Anthology: love poetry through the ages

Edexcel: Component 3 Poetry

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