Ibsen&Rossetti critics Flashcards
What motifs does Sarah Phillips identify in Christina Rossetti’s work?
Her motifs derive from rural and biblical symbols.
What struggle is depicted in Rossetti’s poems according to Harrison?
Rossetti’s poems repeatedly struggle with religious doubt, frustration, and fear.
How does Palazzo interpret Rossetti’s portrayal of Eve?
Rossetti has radically re-written the fall of Eve in terms of the social and spiritual abuse of women.
What is Baruch’s view of Nora in Ibsen’s work?
Nora is ‘a rehabilitated Eve who has the courage to leave the garden in search of knowledge.’
What does Rossetti claim about the Bible’s view on gender?
The Bible was based upon an understood unalterable distinction between men and women.
What do Christensen’s observations about Lizzie and Laura represent?
Lizzie’s flight represents her fear, while Laura’s decision to stay expresses her desire for understanding and knowledge.
What does O’Neill Sims say about Rossetti’s rebellion against ideologies?
Rossetti did not rebel against the limitations of masculine ideologies of domestic harmony and religious transcendence.
What heroic action does Phillips attribute to a woman in Rossetti’s work?
A woman performed a heroic self-sacrificing action to save her sister.
What analogies does Weiss draw in Rossetti’s work?
Rossetti creates analogies between the biblical description of salvation and the social context of the Victorian era.
What does Weiss say about Lizzie’s fight in Goblin Market?
Lizzie essentially fights back in a passive way, implying the unavoidable physical dominance that men have over women.
What societal changes does Avery note during the Victorian period?
The Victorian period witnessed massive changes in thinking about women’s roles in society, including debates on education, employment, and suffrage.
How did Rossetti’s views on female suffrage evolve?
At times she used the Biblical idea of woman’s subordination to justify the status quo, while at others she argued for female representation and against exploitation.
What does Rossetti’s poem ‘No, Thank You, John’ assert?
The poem asserts the woman’s right to say ‘no’ and to claim independence and agency for herself.
What does ‘Winter: My Secret’ illustrate about Rossetti’s speakers?
The speakers establish strategies for defying expectations and conventions.
What does Mold say about the idealization of women?
Women were often idealized as angels of mercy while being denied economic and social freedoms.
What does Cluley say about Goblin Market?
Rossetti has used Goblin Market to retell the story of the fall, depicting Laura as redeemable Eve while Goblin men embody the serpent.
What does Williams say about the husbands in Rossetti’s work?
The fears of the husbands in Rossetti’s work are justified rather than histrionic.
What does Greenberg emphasize in Rossetti’s work?
The importance of self-restraint in the face of temptation.
What does Carpenter say about the female body in Rossetti’s poetry?
The female body in the poem is subject to ‘consumption’ as a commodity.
What does Ibsen’s notes reveal about his concern for women?
Ibsen’s concern for women is clear: ‘A woman cannot be herself in contemporary society.’
