Rossetti’s “Goblin Market”
“Goblin Market” has been interpreted as an erotic exploration of sexual fantasy, a commentary on capitalism and Victorian market economy, a feminist glorification of “sisterhood,” and a Christian allegory about temptation and redemption, including numerous other readings. The language of the poem, however, suggests a variety of meanings that can be teased from its many lines, but what other possibilities do you see? Using linguistic evidence from the poem, form a new or updated interpretation of the poem.
