Gilbert and Gubar (The Madwoman in the attic) - conflicted - Rossetti loses herself in the aesthetics of renunciation, experiencing an almost extreme self-pity and self-congratulation at her self denial, Palazzo - feminist - more than a hint that male gender oppression be interpreted as original sin, Bowra - death wish - In Christina love released a melancholy desire for deathPalazzo - feminist, Virginia Woolf - same view - "You saw the world from the same angle always", Marsh - - "her complex and contradictory personality", Thomas - "even when she deals with religious matters, is unpredictable and sometimes daring", Simon Avery (women) - Her poems encourage women to "claim independence and agency", Simon Avery (speakers) - "speakers demonstrate both an awareness of and resistance to social and political expectations", Anna Bowe - "Rossetti's religion often conflicted with her position as a woman", Simon Avery (sin) - rossetti has a "forgiveness for sin", Terry Spaise (gender roles) - "despite her apparent comfort with gender roles she was highly critical of them", Terry Spaise (women's place) - " her belief based on religion was that a woman's place was second of that of a mans", George Norton - 'Even when Rossetti's speakers seem on the verge of despair, they have confidence that ultimately Christ will intervene', Frances Thomas - 'For all her constant talk of religion, Christina very seldom spoke of its joys', Virginia Woolf (God) - "Rossetti's God was a harsh God", Zaman - 'Goblin Market oscillates between fairytale and sexual fantasy',

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