Book excerpt: The famous Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti was also a celebrated poet, scholar and translator, whose works influenced the European Symbolists, serving as a precursor of the Aesthetic movement. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats, whilst his later verses were characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, as demonstrated by his masterpiece, the sonnet sequence, ‘The House of Life’. This volume of the bestselling Delphi Poets Series presents the complete works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with beautiful illustrations, rare works and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Rossetti's life and works * Brief introduction to the poet and his work * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * The rare translations of Italian poets, including the complete translation of Dante Alighieri's LA VITA NUOVA * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Rossetti's rare prose works, including the scarce short story – first time in digital print * Features three biographies - discover Rossetti's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti BRIEF INTRODUCTION: DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Prose HAND AND SOUL THE STEALTHY SCHOOL OF CRITICISM The Biographies ROSSETTI by Lucien Pissarro RECOLLECTIONS OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI by T. Hall Caine Extract from ‘FIGURES OF SEVERAL CENTURIES’ by Arthur Symons Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles