Christina Rossetti - Love
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Who were all of Rossetti’s books of poetry dedicated to?
Her mother.
Who was James Collinson?
A Pre-Raphaelite artist.
How old was Rossetti when she became engaged to James Collinson?
18-years-old.
Why did she break off her engagement to Collinson?
He converted to Roman Catholicism.
Who did Rossetti reject a proposal of marriage from?
Charles Cayley, a poet and translator.
Why did Rossetti feel that she was unable to marry Cayley?
He was agnostic, but they remained good friends.
Who did Rossetti live with for most of her life?
Her mother and her aunt as she remained single.
How do some biographers interpret her poetry?
Some biographers have attributed the heartbreak, expressed by many of the speakers of her poems, to her own broken engagements. This type of reading, however, often moves away from an appreciation of her poetry as works of imaginative art.