The Oxford Movement lasted from 1833 until 1845. This movement emphasized the confession and redemption through God. This religious movement influenced Christina Rossetti, as she was a devout High Anglican, and exhibited in her poems. This movement was important in Rossetti's work "Goblin Market" because she portrays her religious beliefs throughout this poem. Laura can be understood as struggling with religious doubt and by the end of the poem she has been given another chance after her sister helps her find redemption. I have selected the painting The Girlhood of Mary Virgin by Dante Gabriel Rossetti to help represent Christina Roessetti's devout religious beliefs. Her brother used her as a model for this particular painting in 1848 to 1849.

MLA Works Cited

Avery, Simon. “Christina Rossetti: Religious Poetry.” British Library, 15 May 2014, https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/christina-rossetti-r....