PoèteChristina Rossetti
Époque19th Century
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894) was an English poet known for her romantic and devotional works. She was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and influenced writers like Virginia Woolf and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Despite health issues and depression, she devoted her life to poetry and faith.
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QuandPublished in 1862
PourquoiThe poem reflects themes of memory, loss, and the acceptance of mortality, common in Rossetti's work, possibly influenced by her religious beliefs and personal experiences with illness.
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