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The best
of these letters, flowing rapidly from his pen, radiate charisma and
enthusiasm, warmth and care
for his friends, and a total engagement with art and literature. |
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The correspondence has been transcribed from collections in sixty-four manuscript repositories containing Rossetti’s letters to his companions in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Hunt and Stephens; friends such as Boyce and Bell Scott; his early patrons, Ellen Heaton and James Leathart; and his publisher friend, Alexander Macmillan. An additional twenty-two printed sources have also been accessed. Indexes accompany each of the three parts and there are extensive annotations. WILLIAM E. FREDEMAN (1928-1999) was professor of English at the University of British Columbia from 1956-1991. He died in 1999 with this edition almost completed; An editorial committee chaired by Betty Fredeman has been formed to see it through the press. |
The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Formative Years, 1835–1862
The Chelsea Years, 1863–1872
Prelude to Crisis |
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THIS NINE-VOLUME edition will become
the definitive collection of extant Rossetti correspondence, an
outstanding primary witness to the range of ideas and opinions that
shaped Rossetti’s art and poetry. The largest collection of
Rossetti’s letters ever to be published, it features all known
surviving letters by Rossetti, a total of almost 5,800 to over 330
recipients, and selected letters to him. In addition to this, about
100 drawings taken from within letter texts are also reproduced. In
its entirety the collection will give an invaluable and unparalleled
insight into Rossetti’s character and art, and will form a rich
resource for students and scholars studying his life and work.