Sexuality in "Goblin Market" and "Anactoria"
Ann Brydle
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For this assignment, I wanted to find articles that explored women's sexuality in "Goblin Market" and "Anactoria". I was hoping to find information about the erotic qualities of both poems. It was difficult to find articles that dealt with the homoeroticism in each poem, but I did manage to find a few objects that dealt with sexuality. I do not plan on using all of these articles in my research paper, and I may have to extend my research outside of NINES. For my paper, I hope to explore how women's sexuality differs when written from a woman's point of view compared to a man's point of view.
"Come Buy": The Crossing of Sexual and Consumer Desire in Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market
Victor Roman Mendoza |
This article brings out a critique on capitalism by comparing Marxist ideals to "Goblin Market". Mendoza discusses capitalism through the economy of the market, the repetition of gold, and Lizzie's silver penny. Also through Lizzie's own embodiment of legal 'tender'. The market is described by Mendoza as fetishitic, and payment is connected to erotic climax. The sisters have to change the festishism market by acquiring agency through becoming the material of capitalist exchange.
"Eat Me, Drink Me, Love Me": Eucharist and the
Erotic Body in Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market
Marylu Hill |
This article describes parallels between Laura
and Augustine's The Confessions. It attempts to bridge arguments of
"Goblin Market" as erotic and as spiritual by describing how desire
for Christ and fulfillment by him are at once sensual and spiritual. An
erotic
body, like Lizzie's, can provide religious satisfaction through
transformation. Lizzie's body must transform the fruit juices from a
sexual poison to a spiritual antidote. She becomes like the Eucharist
because she is able to transform the fruit and save her sister's soul .