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The Blessed Damozel- Brief Analysis
THE BLESSED DAMOZEL by DG ROSSETTI published in 1850 was a poem that attempted to bring a Romantic spirit into the realm of art dominated by a decadent Classicism and Pre Raphaelite force.
The Blessed Damozel leaned out from the gold bar of heaven her eyes were deeper than the depth of waters stilled at even she had lilies in her hand and the stars in her hair were seven
The blessed damozel perfectly justifies the fear of death to a person who is passionately in love. For s/he fears not the death, the hell or the retribution but the separation from one’s lover. The damozel reaches heaven after her death but doesn’t cross over its threshold, awaiting her lover. She glorifies the exuberance of the heavenly beings and heavenly objects calling her lover so that they could both enjoy it together.
When around his head the aureole clings and he is clothed in white I’ll take his hand and go with him
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