BALLADS AND SONNETS

DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI

Published by ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON, 1882

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VERY NICE LOOKING BOOK, LIGHT BROWN COVER, GOLD PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. BLACK DESIGN, FORMER OWNERS # IN PENCIL ON TITLE PAGE, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. RIGHT UPPER CORNER FRONT BUMPED. A VERY NICE COLLECTION OF BALLADS AND SONNETS BY AN INTELLIGENT ARTICULATE PERSONALITY. INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING. Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 ? 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Italian:, was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti inspired the next generation of artists and writers, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in particular. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement. Rossetti's art was characterised by its sensuality and its medieval revivalism. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats and William Blake. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. Seller Inventory # 002021

Bibliographic Details

Title: BALLADS AND SONNETS

Publisher: ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON

Publication Date: 1882

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good