,REVIEW ( ,DANTE ,GABRIEL ,ROSSETTI'S ,POEMS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,T5 YE> AGO ) ! PUBLICATION ( HIS BEAUTIFUL & S*OL>LY VOLUME ( 
      TRANSLATIONS FROM ! E>LY ,ITALIAN POETS1 ,MR ,ROSSETTI ANN\NC$ ! PREP>ATION ( 
      A VOLUME ( ORIG9AL POEMS4 ,?IS BOOK1 SO EAG]LY LOOK$ = BY ?OSE :O KNEW ! 
      AU?OR BY HIS GREAT WORKS 9 PA9T+1 HAS N[ BE5 GIV5 TO ! PUBLIC2 NOR IS IT 
      EASY TO EXAGG]ATE ! VALUE & IMPORTANCE ( ?AT GIFT1 = ! BOOK IS COMPLETE 
      & SATISFACTORY FROM 5D TO 5D4 ,& 9 SPITE ( ! 9TIMATE CONNECTION BETWE5 
      ONE >T & ANO!R1 IT IS C]TA9LY TO BE WOND]$ AT1 ?AT A MA/] 9 ! 
      SUPREMELY DIFFICULT >T ( PA9T+ %\LD HAVE QUALITIES :I* 5ABLE HIM TO DEAL 
      ) ! O!R SUPREMELY DIFFICULT ONE ( POETRY3 & TO DO ?IS NOT ONLY ) ! 
      UTMO/ DEP? ( FEEL+ & ?\<T1 BUT ALSO ) ! MO/ COMPLETE & 
      UNFALT]+ MA/]Y OV] ITS MAT]IAL2 ?AT HE %\LD F9D 9 ITS LIMITATIONS & 
      SPECIAL CONDITIONS1 NOT /UMBL+-BLOCKS OR FETT]S1 BUT JU/ SO MANY PLEASURES1 SO 
      MU* :ETT+ ( 9V5TION & IMAG9ATION4 ,9 NO POEMS IS ! SPONTANE\S & 
      HABITUAL 9T]P5ETRATION ( MATT] & MANN]1 :I* IS ! ESS5CE ( POETRY1 
      MORE COMPLETE ?AN 9 !SE4 ,AN ORIG9AL & SUBTILE BEAUTY ( EXECUTION EXPRESSES 
      ! DEEP MY/ICISM ( ?\<T1 :I* 9 SOME =M & DEGREE IS NOT WANT+ 
      C]TA9LY TO ANY POETS ( ! MOD]N S*OOL1 BUT :I* 9 ,MR ,ROSSETTI'S WORK IS 
      BO? GREAT 9 DEGREE & PASSIONATE 9 K9D2 NOR 9 HIM HAS IT ANY T5D5CY TO LOSE 
      ITSELF AMID ALLEGORY OR AB/RACTIONS2 9DE$1 9/EAD ( TURN+ HUMAN LIFE 9TO 
      SYMBOLS ( ?+S VAGUE & NOT UND]/OOD1 IT RA!R GIVES TO ! V]Y SYMBOLS ! 
      P]SONAL LIFE & V>IETY ( MANK9D4 ,NO POEM 9 ?IS BOOK IS )\T ! CIRCLE ( 
      ?IS REALIZ+ MY/ICISM1 :I* DEALS WOND]+LY ) ALL REAL ?+S ?AT CAN 
      HAVE POETIC LIFE GIV5 !M BY PASSION1 & REFUSES TO HAVE TO DO ) ANY 
      9VISIBLE ?+S ?AT 9 ! WIDE SCOPE ( ITS IMAG9ATION CANNOT BE MADE P]FECTLY 
      DI/9CT & POETICALLY REAL4 ,( ALL TURNS ( M9D ?IS MU/ BE ! FITTE/ TO GIVE 
      ! CONC5TRATION & 9T5SITY NECESS>Y = LYRICAL WORK1 & ! CORRESPOND+ 
      PATI5CE & UNTIR+ 5]GY TO C>RY !M \T3 NO?+ BUT ?IS C\LD HAVE GIV5 
      US ! MAGNIFIC5T COLLECTION ( SONNETS AT ! 5D ( ?IS VOLUME1 :I*1 ?\< 
      !Y >E SOME AMONG UPW>DS ( EI<TY ?AT >E NOT FREE FROM OBSCURITY1 ! 
      BESETT+ VICE ( SONNETS1 >E NEV]!LESS UNEXAMPL$ 9 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE 
      S9CE ,%AKESPE>E'S = DEP? ( ?\<T1 & SKILL & FELICITY ( EXECUTION4 ,A 
      M$IOCRE SONNET IS MORE HATEFUL TO GODS & M5 ?AN ANY O!R V]SIFI$ 
      M$IOCRITY1 A CRABB$ ONE IS H>D] TO READ ?AN ANY O!R =M ( CRABB$ V]SE2 
      & COMPLETE SUCCESS IS NOT COMMON EV5 :5 ! ?\<T IS NOT OV]-DEEP4 ,BUT TO 
      EXPRESS SOME DEEP PIECE ( ?\<T OR FEEL+ COMPLETELY & ) BEAUTY 9 ! 
      N>R[ LIMITS ( F\RTE5 L9ES1 & 9 SU* A WAY ?AT NO L9E %\LD BE USELESS 
      OR B>R5 ( SOME REFLEX ( ! MA9 IDEA3 TO LEAVE ! DUE IMPRESSION ( ! :OLE 
      ?\<T ON ! M9D BY ! WEI<T & BEAUTY ( ! 5D+1 & TO DO ALL ?IS 
      )\T LOS+ SIMPLICITY1 )\T AFFECTATION ( ANY K9D1 & ) EXQUISITE 
      *OIC5ESS ( DICTION & RHYME1 IS AS SURELY A V]Y GREAT A*IEVEM5T & AMONG 
      ! ?+S MO/ WOR? DO+1 AS IT IS EXCE$+LY R>E TO F9D DONE4 ,BUT FEW ( 
      !SE SONNETS FALL %ORT ( ?IS HI<E/ /&>D2 & !Y SEEM )AL ! MO/ 
      NATURAL & PURE/ EXPRESSION ( ! PECULI> MY/ICISM SPOK5 ( ABOVE4 ,TWO POEMS 
      >E TO BE NAM$ H]E1 AS HAV+ 9 !M MU* ( ! FEEL+ ( ! /RONGE/ ( ! 
      SONNETS1 ) A SWEETNESS & SIMPLICITY ( !IR [N1 ,A ,LITTLE ,:ILE1 & ,! ,SEA 
      ,LIMITS2 ! COMPLET5ESS ) :I* ! ?\<T IS GRASP$1 AMID ITS DELICATE FLUX 
      FROM /ANZA TO /ANZA1 IS V]Y *>ACT]I/IC ( ,MR ,ROSSETTI'S BE/ WORK4 ,LOVE'S 
      ,NOCTURN CLASSES ITSELF ) !SE & ! SONNETS ALSO4 ,IT IS A V]Y BEAUTIFUL & 
      F9I%$ PIECE ( WORK1 & FULL ( SUBTLE MELODY1 BUT SOME?+ OBSCURE ) MORE 
      ?AN ! OBSCURITY ( ! DREAMY SUBJECT & SOMETIMES ) A C]TA9 S5SE ( OV] 
      LABOR 9 IT4 ,BO? !SE FAULTS MAY BE PR$ICT$ ALSO ( A POEM ( ! SAME CLASS1 
      ,! ,/REAM'S ,SECRET1 :I* NEV]!LESS ISWOND]FULLY F9I%$1 & HAS V]Y HI< 
      MUSICAL QUALITIES1 & A C]TA9 /ATEL9ESS ( MOVEM5T AB\T IT :I* COM+ 
      AMONG ITS REAL & DEEP FEEL+ MAKES IT V]Y TELL+ & IMPRESSIVE4 
     
     

      ,AMONG PIECES :]E ! MY/ICAL FEEL+ IS BY NECESSITY ( SUBJECT MO/ SIMPLE & 
      MO/ ON ! SURFACE1 ,! ,BLESS$ ,DAMOZEL %\LD BE NOTIC$1 A POEM 9 :I* WILD 
      LONG+1 & ! %AME ( LIFE1 & DESPAIR ( SEP>ATION1 & ! WOR%IP ( LOVE1 
      >E WR\<T 9TO A PALPABLE DREAM1 9 :I* ! HEAV5 ?AT EXI/S AS IF = ! 
      SAKE ( ! BELOV$ IS AS REAL AS ! E>?LY ?+S AB\T ! LOV]1 :ILE !SE 
      >E SC>CELY LESS /RANGE OR LESS P]VAD$ ) A S5SE ( HIS PASSION1 ?AN ! 
      ?+S HIS IMAG9ATION HAS MADE4 ,! POEM IS AS PR(\NDLY SWEET & T\*+ & 
      NATURAL AS ANY 9 ! BOOK1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 AS ANY 9 ! :OLE RANGE ( MOD]N 
      POETRY4 ,AT FIR/ SI<T ! LEAP FROM ?IS POEM TO ! ,J5NY MAY SEEM V]Y GREAT1 
      BUT !RE IS1 9 FACT1 NO BREAK 9 ! UNITY ( ! M9D ?AT IMAG9$ BO? !SE 
      POEMS2 RA!R ONE IS ! NECESS>Y COMPLEM5T TO ! O!R4 ,! SUBJECT IS 
      DIFFICULT = A MOD]N POET TO DEAL )1 BUT NECESS>Y = A MAN TO ?9K (2 IT 
      IS ?\<T ( H]E ) ! UTMO/ DEP?S ( FEEL+1 PITY1 & 9SI<T1 ) NO 
      MAWKI%NESS ON ! ONE H&1 NO CO>S5ESS ON ! O!R3 & C>RI$ \T ) 
      P]FECT SIMPLICITY & BEAUTY4 ,IT IS SO /RONG1 UN=C$1 & FULL ( NATURE1 ?AT 
      ,I ?9K IT ! POEM ( ! :OLE BOOK ?AT W\LD BE MO/ MISS$ IF IT W]E TAK5 
      AWAY4 ,) ALL ?IS1 ITS V]Y SIMPLICITY & DIRECTNESS MAKE IT H>D TO SAY MU* 
      AB\T IT2 BUT IT MAY BE NOTIC$1 AS LEAD+ TO ! CONSID]ATION ( ONE SIDE ( ,MR 
      ,ROSSETTI'S P[]S1 H[ P]FECTLY ! DRAMATIC *>ACT] ( ! 
      SOLILOQUIZ] IS KEPT2 HIS PITY1 HIS PROTE/ AGA9/ ! H>DNESS ( NATURE & 
      *ANCE NEV] MAKE HIM DIDACTIC1 OR MORE OR LESS ?AN A MAN ( ! WORLD1 ANY MORE 
      ?AN HIS %AME ( HIS [N %AME MAKES HIM BRUTAL1 ?\< 9 ! 9EVITABLE FLUX & 
      REFLUX ( FEEL+ & HABIT & PLEASURE HE IS ALWAYS SEEM+ ON ! V]GE ( 
      T\*+ ONE OR O!R ( !SE EXTREMES4 ,H[ ADMIRABLY1 TOO1 ! CONCLUSION IS 
      MANAG$ ) ?AT DRAMATIC BREAK+ ( DAY1 & ! EFFECT ?AT IT GIVES TO ! 
      *ILL+ ( 5?USIASM & REMORSE1 :I* IT HALF PRODUCES & IS HALF TYPICAL (2 
      COM+ AFT] ! GR& PASSAGE AB\T LU/ ?AT BR+S TO A CLIMAX ! MUS+S OV] 
      SO MU* BEAUTY & SO MANY GOOD ?+S APP>5TLY ?R[N AWAY CAUSELESSLY4 
     
     

      ,! DRAMATIC QUALITY ( ,MR ,ROSSETTI'S WORK HAS JU/ BE5 M5TION$1 :I* BR+S 
      ONE TO SAY+ ?AT1 ?\< IT SEEM$ NECESS>Y TO DWELL SO /RONGLY ON ! MY/ICAL 
      & 9T5SELY LYRICAL SIDE ( HIS POEMS1 !Y BE> ) !M SIGNS ( ! HI<E/ 
      DRAMATIC P[]1 :ATEV] ITS FUTURE APPLICATION MAY BE4 ,?IS IS %[N NOT M]ELY 9 
      ! VIVID PICTUR+ ( EXT]NAL SC5ES - AS ?AT ( ! RETURN ( ! HUMBL$ 
      EXILES TO ,FLOR5CE 9 ! NOBLE POEM ( ,DANTE AT ,V]ONA - BUT MO/ CONCLUSIVELY 
      /ILL 9 ! /EADY PURPOSE RUNN+ ?R\< ALL !SE POEMS 9 :I* *>ACT] OR 
      ACTION1 H[EV] LYRICAL1 IS DEALT )2 9 RIP5ESS ( PLAN1 & 9 ! CONGRUITY 
      ( DETAIL ) :I* !Y >E WR\<T \T2 ALL ?IS1 ( C\RSE1 9 ADDITION TO 
      !IR IMAG9ATIVE QUALITIES4 ,?IS IS WELL SE5 9 ,SI/] ,HEL51 :I* IS1 9 FACT1 
      A BALLAD 7! =M ( POEM ( ALL O!RS 9 :I*1 :5 IT IS COMPLETE1 ! LYRICAL 
      & DRAMATIC SIDES ( >T >E MO/ CLOSELY CONNECT$71 & 9 :I* ! WILD & 
      PICTURESQUE SURR\ND+S1 & ! GR[+ =CE ( ! TREM5D\S BURD51 WORK UP 
      SURELY & MO/ IMPRESSIVELY TO ! EXPECT$ BUT /ILL />TL+ 5D1 ! EFFECT ( 
      :I*1 AS ALMO/ ALWAYS 9 ,MR ,ROSSETTI'S POEMS1 IS NOT 9JUR$ BY A WORD TOO MU*4 
      ,AS WIDELY DIFF]5T AS IT MAY BE 9 *>ACT] ( EXECUTION TO ?IS1 !RE IS ! 
      SAME DRAMATIC =CE AMID ! MAGNIFIC5T V]SES ( ,$5 ,B[]1 :]E ! 
      /RANGE/ & REMOTE/ ( SUBJECTS IS WOND]FULLY REALIZ$ BY ! /R5G? & 
      TRU? ( ITS PASSION1 ?\< ! ACTORS 9 IT ADD SUP]NATURAL *>ACT]I/ICS TO 
      ! HUMAN QUALITIES ?AT MAKE IT A FIT SUBJECT = POETRY4 ,! ,LA/ ,CONFESSION1 
      :OSE SUBJECT CONNECTS ITSELF SOME:AT ) !SE TWO LA/1 IS ! POEM 9 ! BOOK 
      :OSE =M IS ! LEA/*>ACT]I/IC ( ,MR ,ROSSETTI'S WORK1 ! MO/ LIKE :AT IS 
      EXPECT$ ( A POET ) /RONG DRAMATIC T5D5CIES2 IT IS1 H[EV]1 MO/ COMPLETE 
      & SATISFACTORY1 & ! *>ACT] ( ! MAN IS ADMIRABLE IMAG9$ & DEVELOP$1 
      SO AS BO? TO MAKE ! CATA/ROPHE LIKELY1 & TO PREV5T IF FROM BECOM+ 
      UNPOETICAL1 & JU/ M]ELY %OCK+3 A *>ACT]1 ELEVAT$ & T5D] & 
      S5SITIVE1 BUT BROOD+1 & MADE N>R[ BO? NATURALLY & BY ! =CE ( ! 
      CONT9UAL TRAG$Y ( OPPRESSION SURR\ND+ HIS LIFE2 WR\<T UPON BY ! NECESS>Y 
      BUT UNREASONABLE S5SE ( WRONG ?AT HIS UNRETURN$ LOVE BR+S HIM1 TILL DESPAIR 
      & MADNESS1 BUT NEV] HATE1 COMES FROM IT4 ,WELL BEFITT+ SU* A *>ACT]1 BUT 
      ALSO 9DICAT+ ! 9EVITABLE MY/ICAL T5D5CY ( ! AU?OR1 AS SMALL AS ! 
      9DICATION MAY BE1 IS ! OM5 ( ! BROK5 TOY ( ,LOVE ?AT %$S ! FIR/ 
      BLOOD1 & ?AT O!R TYPICAL 9CID5T ( ! ALT>S ( ! TWO ,MADONNAS4 ,9 
      SPEAK+ ( A BOOK :]E ! POEMS >E SO S+UL>LY EQUAL 9 M]IT AS ?IS1 IT HAS 
      BE5 SC>CELY POSSIBLE TO DO MORE ?AN NAME ! MO/ IMPORTANT1 & SEV]AL EV5 
      MU/ REMA9 UNNAM$2 BUT IT IS SOME?+ ( A SATISFACTION TO F9I% ) 
      M5TION+ ! ,SONG ( ! ,B[]1 SO FULL ( PASSION & MELODY1 & MORE LIKE A 
      SONG TO BE SUNG ?AN ANY MOD]N PIECE ,I KN[4 ,TO CONCLUDE1 ,I ?9K !SE LYRICS1 
      ) ALL !IR O!R M]ITS1 ! MO/ COMPLETE ( !IR TIME2 NO 
      DIFFICULTY IS AVOID$ 9 !M3 NO SUBJECT IS TREAT$ VAGUELY1 LANGUIDLY1 OR 
      HE>TLESSLY3 AS !RE IS NO COMMONPLACE OR SECONDH& ?\<T LEFT 9 !M TO BE 
      ATON$ = BY BEAUTY ( EXECUTION1 SO NO ?\<T IS ALL[$ TO OV]%AD[ ?AT 
      BEAUTY ( >T :I* COMPELS A REAL POET TO SPEAK 9 V]SE & NOT 9 PROSE4 ,NOR DO 
      ,I KN[ :AT LYRICS ( ANY TIME >E TO BE CALL$ GREAT IF WE >E TO D5Y ?AT TITLE 
      TO !SE4 
     
     

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