Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Painter And Poet

by Jan Marsh

Born in London in 1828, of British and Italian parentage, DGR became a pupil of Ford Madox Brown and later formed the PRB to effect a revolution in English painting and poetry. His work in both forms was detailed, symbolic, mystical, and sometimes erotic. He was involved with two of the PRB ‘stunners’, first Lizzie Siddal who died of a laudanum overdose, then Jane Morris. Notoriously, DGR buried his poetry manuscripts with Siddal, but later exhumed them. Latterly involved with William Morris’s decorative arts firm, DRG died – a near recluse – in 1882, a Romantic Victorian revolutionary. Illustrated with photos.

Genres: Art, Biography, Art History, Pre Raphaelite, Nonfiction, Victorian, Poetry

603 pages, Hardcover

First published November 11, 1999

Reviews

[Anna Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is indisputably the definitive work on 'DGR'. It is one of those rare biographies that manages to be engrossing and entertaining at the same time as being informative and well-researched. I have returned to this book countless times during my studies of Rossetti and have always found it invaluable. Jan Marsh has a real affinity with Rossetti and I feel that she understands his character more completely than any other critic.

[Sophie (RedheadReading) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engrossing, detailed and nuanced, I have loved working my way through this and found it oddly comforting!

[Madeleine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book! Every Pre-Raphaelite scholar, or fan, should read this either for pleasure or for interest.

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[Suzie Groers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything you ever wanted to know about Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and more. This was a brick of a book and it has taken me months to get through it, but thankfully I have made it to the end.

Very informative, but I'm still enjoying reading about the Brotherhood so I need to find the next one.

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Balanced, detailed biography. More illustrations (and some in colour) would have been nice.