Christina Rossetti may only be remember by some as the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, but it is unfair to her masterful talents to undermine her so. Rossetti's epic poem Goblin Market is a fantastic Victorian fairy tale. In a very repressed society, the poem is oozing with sexuality. It is the tale of two sisters sexually abused by a horde of goblins selling forbidden, but extremely sweet, fruit. Rossetti's use of sound is fantastic throughout, and the narrative is clear and easy to follow. For that reason, Goblin Market is my favorite Victorian poem.
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