Complete, comprehensive ready-made flashcards for Component 1 (Drama and Poetry pre-1900) OCR A Level English Literature, but could alternatively be useful for any course where you study Rossetti's poetry. All of the critics you need to gain maximum marks for AO5 (different interpretations), organi...
“men hurt while women redeem” (‘Goblin Market’) -
Gilbert and Gubar
“hint that male gender oppression be interpreted as
original sin” (‘Goblin Market’) - Gilbert and Gubar
“clear critique of dominant masculinity” (‘Maude
Claire’) - Avery
Men & Patriarchal Society “(The men are all) absent, weak or threatening” -
Gilbert and Gubar
Rossetti critics
“dying to defend his wife and sacrificing himself ra-
ther than be beaten” (‘Round Tower at Jhansi’)
- Unsworth
“(Rossetti) challenges the patriarchal perception of
women” - Scholl
“focus is not on the possibility of fulfilling earthly
love...but rather renunciation” - Harrison
“predominantly expresses an emotional love - and
not a sexualised love” - Bocher
“exploration of women's sexual fantasy (which
includes suggestions of masochism, homoeroticism,
Love & Sex rape or incest)” (‘Goblin Market’) - Kaplan
Rossetti critics “A 'prophetic' critique of Victorian marriage
markets...designed to convey the need for an alter-
native social order” (‘Goblin Market’) - McGann
“'Goblin Market' functions as a feminist text
through its acknowledgement of female sexuality
and desire” - Scholl
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