“Our Self-Undoing”: Christina Rossetti’s Literary and Somatic Expressions of Graves’ Disease

Victorian poet Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was frequently troubled by poor health, and her mid-life episode of life-threatening illness (1870–1872) when she suffered from Graves’ disease provides an illuminating case study of the ways that illness can be reflected in...

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Main Authors: Mary Arseneau, Emery Terrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/1/57