Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

PILLOW ANGEL The pillow angel is a reference to a child born with a mental disability and the parent’s ethics in taking care of this child. The term “pillow angel” is a name given to Ashley by her family members (Amy Burkholder, 2007). Ashley was born with static encephalopathy which is a severe brain impairment that leaves her unable to walk, talk, eat, sit up, or roll over (Hastings Report Center, pg.16). The parents set a plan to secure the long term comfort ability of their daughter and their

Beata Beatrix is an oil on canvas painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, finished on 1870. Dante has described a woman figure at the moment of her death, based on the image of Beatrice Portinari from Dante Alighieri’s poem La Vita Nuova. The poem tells the story of Dante’s one-sided love for Beatrice Portinari and later on his sadness over her premature death. Rossetti was inspired by this story and drawn the artwork which represents his imaginary of Beatrice described from Dante’s text, shows Beatrice

Throughout history, gender roles and expectations of relationships have changed greatly. Literature gives insight into what life was like during different time periods, as well as what society expected from each sex and every relationship. Gender roles throughout the Romantic, Victorian, and 20th century eras evolved slowly but surely as women fought endlessly for equality in their lives and their writing. Along with gender roles changing, relationships Beginning in the late 18th century with the

INTRODUCTION AND HOW THEY SHARE A COMMON THEME The “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Coleridge and “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti both share a common theme of symbolism involving Christianity. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” the main character of the poem kills the symbolism of God, known as a bird. In comparison, “Goblin Market” involves two young girls who experience temptation from the Goblin Market, also considered as the Garden of Eden. Coleridge is a famous poet that wrote “The

Religion in the Romantic and Victorian Periods Throughout human history, one element has been involved in every culture. This element is religion, or the belief of a higher power. Religion has shown up time and time again in literature, specifically in the Romantic and Victorian periods. The Romantic period in British literature spans the years of 1780-1830. This period witnesses growth in the access to literature because authors begin to write in a common language for the everyday man. A main focus

was one of the most influential figures in the Victorian and Edwardian art world. As a young man at Oxford he became involved with the Pre-Raphaelite movements, mixing with such artists as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt and Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Always a man of innovation, Morris soon tired of the subject matter and philosophy of the Pre-Raphaelites. His desire for social reform was also an important factor in his artistic growth and he moved on from

The Ruined Maid by Thomas Hardy and Cousin Kate by Christina Rosetti The poems that I studied are 'The Ruined Maid' by Thomas Hardy and 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rosetti. 'The Ruined Maid' was published in 1901, and 'Cousin Kate' in 1879. These poems were both written in Victorian times, and they both reflect the attitudes towards women at the time. At the beginning of the Victorian period women's powers were extremely limited; they could not control their own money and

Starting from the year 1862, Rossetti started to paint mainly large, female figures, sensuous and dramatic. Lots of famous Rossetti’s paintings, were inspired by his red-haired wife and major muse Jane. Casting the girl that was probably not considered as beautiful at that times, started to change the understanding of beauty everyone had. His perception of beauty influenced the European Symbolists, making him a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement. His influence can be sensed even in the famous

Waterhouse never left London, the city was not prevalent in his work. The female human figure was the subject in most of his paintings and his work portrayed Pre-Raphaelite themes in an “academic modification of impressionism (Trippi, pg.4).” Waterhouse painted in more of a modern manner, he was part of the third generation of Pre-Raphaelite painters and his signature style was much more painterly and naturalistic than the first two generations. In 1872 some of his first paintings appeared at the

To do what one thinks and believes in, regardless of the positive or negative outcome, is very important in society to create change. This is something people are lacking today. John Ruskin has a famous quote, supporting this idea. “What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.” To start off, society has this idea that consequences are only negative affects, but really, the definition of consequence is a result or effect