Rossetti's Wombat

Pre-Raphaelites and Australian Animals in Victorian London

John Simons

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English

Middlesex University Press
30 January 2008

Art & design styles: Pre-Raphaelite art; Domestic animals & pets

Series: Popular Culture

A light-hearted account of an improbable side of Victorian England, this history tells of the pet wombat owned by Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the late-19th century fad of owning Australian animals as pets. This examination also looks at the way a wombat participated in the delicate relationships between the men and women in the Pre-Raphaelite circle-particularly Rossetti's emotional affair with Jane Morris, wife of his friend and colleague William. Fully illustrated with drawings and etchings of the period, this work will appeal to those with an interest in Victorian England, the Pre-Raphaelites, as well as wombat lovers the world over.

By: John Simons
Imprint: Middlesex University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9781904750604
ISBN 10: 1904750605
Series: Popular Culture
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 30 January 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Simons is a professor of English and the dean of the faculty of media, humanities, and technology at the University of Lincoln. He has published widely on subjects ranging from medieval chivalric romance to Andy Warhol.