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Rosicrucian Symbolism in DG Rossetti - Paul Ferguson - 07-10-2023
Thesis by Rodger Drew
"The Thesis examines the symbolism, and the sources of that symbolism, in the poetry and
painting of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Chapter 1 considers the significance of the title of
Rossetti's sonnet-sequence The House of Life. Chapter 2 looks at the opening sonnets of
that sequence. Chapter 3 scrutinises the sonnet quartet of the Willow-wood sequence.
Chapter 4 evaluates the influence of Platonism and Neoplatonism in Rossetti's art. Chapter
5 is concerned with Rossetti's use of allegory. Chapter 6 surveys the influence of
Rosicrucianism on Rossetti and his immediate circle of the Preraphaelite Brotherhood, and
on the Aesthetic School that succeeded it. This chapter closely examines the symbolic
motifs of Rosicrucianism, and how these may be traced in the paintings of these artists.
Chapter 7 explores the Rosicrucian influence in Rossetti's poetry. Chapter 8 further traces
these influences in Rossetti's painting. Chapter 9 investigates the Goddess figure within
Rossetti's later paintings."
https://theses.gla.ac.uk/3426/1/1996DrewPhD.pdf