Dante Gabriel Rossetti: His Family-Letters, with a Memoir by William Michael Rossetti (Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture) (Volume 1) - Softcover

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108052053 ISBN 13: 9781108052054

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The Rossettis were one of the most remarkable and talented families in Victorian Britain. Of the two parents and three siblings, Dante Gabriel (1828-82) and Christina (1830-94) stood out, but throughout their lives they remained a tightly-knit unit. William Michael (1829-1919), who published this two-volume work in 1895, was the family record keeper and in the memoir of his brother we have an unmatched account of the family dynamic. He was not always candid about his brother's affairs but his biography is unparalleled for its fresh directness. Unlike all subsequent biographers, William wrote from the inside, and even if he was unable to tell the whole story, the intimate details of the day-to-day life of the great painter and poet have about them the ring of truth and authenticity. Volume 1 is given over to William's extensive and sympathetic memoir of his brother's life.

About this title

Book Description:

The remarkable life of the Victorian poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82) is illuminated in this two-volume work, published in 1895 by his brother William Michael (1829-1919). Volume 1 is given over to a sympathetic memoir, while Volume 2 contains hundreds of Dante's letters to his family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108052053
• ISBN 13: 9781108052054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 486
• Editor: Rossetti William Michael