Christina Rossetti
English poet (1830–1894) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in Britain: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst, Katherine Kennicott Davis, and Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", also set by Darke and other composers. She was a sister of the artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and features in several of his paintings.
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Born | Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-12-05)5 December 1830 London, England |
Died | 29 December 1894(1894-12-29) (aged 64) London, England |
Occupation | Poet |
Literary movement | Pre-Raphaelite |
Notable works | Goblin Market; lyrical poems; hymns |
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