Monna Innominata
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Monna Innominata is a sonnet sequence by Christina Rossetti that explores themes of love, devotion, and female voice in dialogue with the Petrarchan tradition.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sonnet sequence ⓘ |
| addresses | an unnamed beloved ⓘ |
| author | Christina Rossetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
epigraphs from Dante
ⓘ
epigraphs from Petrarch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dialogueWith |
Dante Alighieri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
tension between sacred and secular love
ⓘ
voice of the beloved rather than the lover ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1881 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
female subjectivity
ⓘ
mutuality in love ⓘ |
| form | sonnet ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | considered a feminist reworking of the sonnet tradition ⓘ |
| hasFormFeature | each sonnet preceded by Italian epigraphs ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person female speaker ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linked sequence of sonnets ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
constancy in love
ⓘ
inner life of the beloved ⓘ renunciation and faith ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian love poetry
ⓘ
medieval courtly love tradition ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Christina Rossetti’s poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Pre-Raphaelite-influenced poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTraditionEngaged |
Petrarchan tradition
ⓘ
sonnet sequence tradition ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter (predominantly) ⓘ |
| numberOfSonnets | 14 ⓘ |
| parodiesOrRevises | Petrarchan conventions ⓘ |
| period | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| publishedIn | A Pageant and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
A Pageant and Other Poems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goblin Market and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | varied Petrarchan-influenced patterns ⓘ |
| setIn | largely unspecified, idealized settings ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Victorian poetry courses
ⓘ
feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| subverts | male-centered love poetry ⓘ |
| theme |
devotion
ⓘ
earthly love ⓘ female voice ⓘ love ⓘ spiritual love ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Unnamed Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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