Jennifer Holberg – Christina Rossetti

Brent is joined once again by Jennifer Holberg to talk about another great Christian poet – Christina Rossetti.

Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing.  She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’.    

• (1:00) Who is Christina Rossetti?
• (2:30) Rossetti and Hopkins;
• (5:00) Major influences;
• (7:50) Romanticism;
• (8:40) The poetry;
• (10:15) How Rossetti challenges Victorian gender expectations;
• (11:20) ‘In an Artist’s Studio’;
• (14:20) Psychological astuteness – ‘A Pause of Thought’;
• (19:10) ‘A Better Resurrection’ and ‘Good Friday’;
• (25:00) ‘Goblin Market’.

Links mentioned in this episode:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Rossetti

/calvin.edu/directory/people/jennifer-l-holberg

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