Goblin Market
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Goblin Market is a narrative poem by Christina Rossetti that blends fairy-tale elements with themes of temptation, sisterly devotion, and moral redemption.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goblin Market canonical | 1 |
| Goblin Market and Other Poems | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
ballet
ⓘ
opera ⓘ radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Christina Rossetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Laura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lizzie NERFINISHED ⓘ goblin merchants ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| form | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale poetry
ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely anthologized and critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Come buy, come buy
ⓘ
There is no friend like a sister ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist literary criticism
ⓘ
later fantasy literature ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
Christian allegory
ⓘ
critique of Victorian consumer culture ⓘ exploration of repressed sexuality ⓘ feminist text ⓘ |
| length | over 500 lines ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Laura is tempted by goblin merchants’ fruit, falls into a wasting sickness, and is saved by her sister Lizzie’s self-sacrificial encounter with the goblins. ⓘ |
| publishedInCollection | Goblin Market and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Monna Innominata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Prince’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural landscape ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Victorian poetry courses
ⓘ
women’s literature courses ⓘ |
| symbol |
goblin fruit
ⓘ
market ⓘ sisterly kiss ⓘ |
| theme |
consumerism
ⓘ
desire ⓘ female solidarity ⓘ moral redemption ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ sexuality ⓘ sisterly devotion ⓘ spiritual salvation ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Goblin Market and Other Poems