Retrieved December 25, 2018, from Victoria and Albert Museum: Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 19(7), pp. A Controlled Pilot-Outcome Study of Sensory Integration (SI) in the Treatment of Complex Adaptation to Traumatic Stress. Trauma and Recovery : The Aftermath of Violence, from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. Retrieved 04 04, 2020, from The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature: Nineteenth-Century Literature, 51(3), pp. Nature's Perilous Variety in Rossetti's "Goblin Market".
Erikson, Everything in its Path: Destruction of Community in the Buffalo Creek Flood. Recurring Nightmares and the Repetition Compulsion in Gothic Fiction. Unclaimed Experience: Trauma, Narrative and History. Analyzing Trauma Narratives: Introducing the Narrative Form Index. In this respect, this paper deals with various Gothic features in Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” which are intricately connected to the representation of suffering and trauma in the poem. The ambiguous nature of the goblins the emphasis on day and night cycles, and the obscure nature of Laura’s suffering are only a few of the Gothic elements in “Goblin Market”. Similarly, trauma manifests itself in the constant anticipation of danger, confusion of time and place, and psychological surrender to what is threatening the psyche, which are identifiable themes in “Goblin Market” as well. Despite Rossetti’s claim, critics have read the poem as diversely as a Christian allegory a cautionary tale against drug addiction a proto-feminist celebration of female solidarity an erotic narrative a criticism of capitalism and as a Gothic fairy-tale.Īmong its various definitions, Gothic can also be identified as a narrative of trauma since central characters in Gothic typically experience some shocking incident that intensely distresses them and roots out their lives. In the end, Lizzie confronts the goblins and cures her sister. After eating them, Laura becomes fixated in the fruit, but can no longer find the goblin men and falls sick. While Laura is quickly enticed by their invitation, Lizzie resists the temptation and runs away. The poem is about Laura and Lizzie, two sisters who come across a group of “goblin men” in a glen who call the sisters to “come buy” the uncannily attractive selection of fruit they sell. Rossetti claims “Goblin Market” is a story for children and a cursory reading of the text affirms this suggestion. Any critical study dealing with Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” must also deal with the poem’s ambiguity and the numerous interpretations it offers.
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