RELIGION Flashcards
what did rossetti long for
a society based on the biblical principles of assisting the poor and comforting the broken hearted.
what did the religous genre allow rossetti to do
move beyond the rigid structure of the female sphere. both Rossetti and Meynell address Christ as a lover through the use of relgious imagery, in a way that wouldnt have been acceptable had they been examing earthly love.
what year did rossetti start tractarian
1843
explain tractarian
newly established Christ Church, on Albany St, London. Active high anglican church and was considered the leading church of the tractarian movement.
what did tractarians do
drew attention to the importance of the bible, find ways to address the problems that they felt were corrupting victorian society. (renewal of catholic thought)
quote about bible (women)
“does it not appear as if the bible was based upon an understood unalterable distinction between men and women?”
what did rossetti clearly believe in
the christian principle of forgiveness.
Mary
biblical character in one of dante’s paintings, rossetti posed in her role for a painting.
challenge of beliefs.
During the Victorian Epoque, many established beliefs were being challenged by new developments in science, one such example being the Theory of Evolution as conceptualised by Darwin.
what was rossetti labelled as having?
Rossetti was sometimes labelled as having ‘religious mania’ due to her overwhelming fervour and devotional obsession, highlighted in her frequent use of solemn language reminiscent of a Victorian Sermon.
how many of her poems were devotional?
She constitutes one of the largest bodies of English religious verse with 450/996 poems belonging to the ‘devotional section’
religious discipline
The constraints and demands of the sonnet form also make it particularly appropriate for her poetry of Christian self-discipline. The requirements of the sonnet form - concision, comfort within a small, confined space, and adaptation to a series of conventional and arbitrary limitations - match the disciplined religious activity Rossetti advocates in her devotional prose and poetry alike. Her choice of form reinforces her desire to build a poem, and a self, by pursuing demanding, repetitive restraints
mothers influence
it is known that her mother often read John Bunyan’s “Pilgrims Process,” which presents life as a journey along a well worn path, where christians have to plough their way through several citieies to reach heaven, the celestial city.
