http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/christina-rossetti Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:02:28 -0400 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:02:28 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1453/womens-struggles-in-industrialized-victorian-london-as-depicted-in-charles-dickenss-hard-times-and-christina-rossettis-goblin-market By Emily Gray - The Victorian Age was a time of rapid economic, social, and cultural change throughout England. Beginning in the late 1700s and early 1800s, industry began to take shape in Britain, launching England into an era characterized by “momentous and intimidating” social movements, surprising inventions, and a remarkable energy driving the time (“Victorian Age” 1099). This culminated under the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), as people migrated from the country to the city in the hopes of finding better wages as a result of the Industrial Revolution (Service 83). The changes... Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:20 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1453/womens-struggles-in-industrialized-victorian-london-as-depicted-in-charles-dickenss-hard-times-and-christina-rossettis-goblin-market http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/850/goblin-market-renunciation-and-redemption-in-christina-rossettis-narrative-poem By Kelley S. Kent - The poem begins with the goblin men’s continual cry, “Come buy, come buy” (l. 4). What these goblins represent is clear by their seductive, sexually explicit, description of their fruity wares: “Plump unpecked cherries / . . . Bloom‑down‑cheeked peaches, / Swart‑headed mulberries, /Wild free‑born cranberries /. . . Pomegranates full and fine” (ll. 7, 9‑11, 21). The goblin men appear to sell fruit, but they really appeal to, and try to waken, women’s carnal lusts: “sweet to tongue and sound to eye” (l. 30). The goblins... Sat, 11 Jan 2014 05:04 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/850/goblin-market-renunciation-and-redemption-in-christina-rossettis-narrative-poem