Using the work of Christina Rosetti as a case study, Kooistra (English, Nipissing U., Canada) explores the publishing history of Victorian illustrated poetry and links it to 20th century developments.
In Poetry, Pictures, and Popular Publishing eminent Rossetti scholar Lorraine Janzen Kooistra demonstrates the cultural centrality of a neglected artifact: the Victorian illustrated gift book. Turning
Contains 12 essays examining her lyric and narrative poetry, her writing for children, her devotional prose, and her critical work from a variety of theoretical perspectives but all showing Rossetti t