Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet and artist who is remembered as one of the leaders of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. His collections include Poems, Ballads and Sonnets, and Sonnets and Lyrical Poems. His art and writing influenced the European Symbolists and was an important precursor to Aestheticism.

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Autumn Song

by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

‘Autumn Song’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti describes the pains experienced by nature at the end of autumn and how these pains are translated to humankind.

Sudden Light

by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

‘Sudden Light’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti describes a speaker’s moments of recollection when faced with an emotional scene involving someone he loves.

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