In an intriguing narrative which foreshadowed the advent of feminism, Marxism and psychoanalytic theories, Christina Rossetti's A Royal Princess tells the story of social tensions erupting in civil war, as related from the perspective of a lonely princess, whose own destiny in linked indissolubly with the outcome of the war. With strong links to then current political events, A Royal Princess represented an entreaty to the Christian virtues of charity, mercy and compassion at a time when many people's attitudes to tolerance were in danger of becoming entrenched.
An exhaustive analysis of the aspects of Christina Rossetti's writing that shape this potentially controversial story, this guide will suit students studying aspects of narrative to advanced subsidiary level.
An exhaustive analysis of the aspects of Christina Rossetti's writing that shape this potentially controversial story, this guide will suit students studying aspects of narrative to advanced subsidiary level.
