Christina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894)

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Her sexuality repressed by religion, Christina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894) wrote poetry that included highly-charged erotic female-to-female affection.

Timeline & Places:

December 5, 1830: born at 110 Hallam St, Marylebone, London W1W 5HG, UK

1890s: lived at 30 Torrington Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7JL, Regno Unito

December 29, 1894: died. Buried at Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Ln, Highgate, London N6 6PJ, Regno Unito

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 2.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
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Comments

[kirby-crow.livejournal.com]

Wow, what an eye-opener about the Rosetti clan! :)

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I'm always fascinated by these families, what arrived to the general public and what instead was their real lives.

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

I have always loved her poems-- but it sounds like she had a pretty unhappy time. She certainly looks miserable in that picture.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

yes, she doesn't seem like she reached/found what she was searching.

[elena-62.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this entry. I knew vaguely about her and her brother Dante Gabriel, but I ignored many details of her tormented life.

Ciao

Antonella

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I loved Dante Gabriel's works, and all this family (and period) is fascinating.