ENG910: Blog Post #5 - New Wave of Goblins

Submitted by Kisha Rendon on

Every time Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market comes up in discussion, I typically feel that I have a good understanding of what kind of conversation will follow after. In today’s class however, my group focused on the contemporary renditions of the poem, which led my research to Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon’s theatre adaptation of the same name, Goblin Market.

Reflection- Week 5

Submitted by Zeinab Fakih on

This was an interesting class. It was fun to see how Goblin Market was reprinted and redesigned to fit so many formats and appeal to such various audiences. I've read this poem in a previous class before and would not have expected it to be curated in a way to appeal to children. The fact that this story was redesigned through the years to go from something for children to read to being a part of Playboy is such an interesting and unexpected concept.

Blog Post #5: October 8th

Submitted by Fahimah Hamidavi on

Analyzing the various different illustrations in different printings of Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market was really interesting this week. I won’t lie, I’ve read Goblin Market in the past, and it was not one of my favourite works, but looking at so many different versions of the poem with incredibly different artwork really enhanced my understanding of the poem and helped me see it in a new light. I was particularly interested in the way Playboy Magazine’s version of the poem completely changed where the emphasis lied within the poem.

Week 5 Blog Post

Submitted by Justin Hovey on

One thing that stuck out to me in curating the various editions of Goblin Market was the dearth of paratextual info in earlier editions compared with editions from the mid-20th century onwards. I assume this reflects the material conditions of the Victorian period and early 20th century - either the technical or economic limitations preventing the inclusion of more comprehensive info regarding the date of publication, location of publication, etc. It made me wonder when exactly thorough paratext to open a book was commonplace in publishing.

Materiality and Ghost Writing

Submitted by Nicole Bernard on

Diachronic analysis enables the critic to focus on the physical material of the text instead of solely its body. In looking at the various editions of Goblin Market through the years, I found myself longing to hold the physical texts. There's an extra element of understanding in the materiality of an edition. I wanted to feel the binding, look at the paper quality and the ink used. Seeing the wear and aging on an individual book can often reveal the purpose and audience of the text. 

week 5 blog

Submitted by Yousef Farhang on

This week's reading was truly shocking because of The Goblin Market's versatility in both interpretation, and in audience. While reading the poem initially, I immediately noticed the sexual connotations of the poem especially with the help of Professor Kooistra's annotations. However, I assumed because the poem was so sensual and sexual in both description and illustrations (the ones I had seen from previous readings of the poem) I never thought this poem could be targetted towards a young audience.

Response Blog 5 (Oct 8)

Submitted by Payton Flood on

By curating Carl Mueller’s front cover and back cover illustrations for Helen McCloy’s The Goblin Market (1943), I was able to learn more about the publishing company (Dell) and how publishing companies operated in the 1940s.  From my research, I was able to discover the rise of mass-marketing and pocket-sized novels.  Though I was not previously familiar with Dell Publishing Company, I knew of their competitor Pocket Books.  Looking at Helen McCloy’s rendition of The Goblin Market did not affect my interpretation of Christina’s Rosse

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