Christina Rossetti’s Verses (1893) collects poetry published originally in her devotional prose works, and 57 of its 331 lyric poems are roundels. Structured helically, the roundels use refrains to accrue meaning through repetition with a difference. While Rossetti follows Swinburne’s 11-line form, she uses the songs of the Word—the liturgical and wisdom psalms in particular—as the inspiration for her words of song. By recognising the antiphonal dialogue of the roundels modelled on the Psalms, we see more clearly how Rossetti’s lyric poetry emphasises not introspection or a Romantic solipsism but rather an interchange with others that turns its participants toward God. The reverberations of the Psalms in her roundels make audible her commitment to a communal, lyric form that unites its dialogic participants in worship and in an inclusive eschatology; that overlays the temporal with the eternal; and that conveys the priestly act of proclaiming the Kingdom of God in the present.

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'A Word Of Song'：克里斯蒂娜·罗塞蒂（Christina Rossetti）圆曲中的诗篇回响

克里斯蒂娜·罗塞蒂 (Christina Rossetti) 的诗篇 (1893) 收集了最初在她的虔诚散文作品中发表的诗歌，其 331 首抒情诗中有 57 首是圆形的。螺旋结构，圆形使用副歌通过不同的重复来积累意义。虽然罗塞蒂遵循斯威本的 11 行形式，但她使用圣言的歌曲——特别是礼仪和智慧诗篇——作为她歌词的灵感。通过识别以诗篇为蓝本的圆轮对歌对话，我们更清楚地看到罗塞蒂的抒情诗如何强调的不是内省或浪漫的唯我论，而是与他人的交流，将参与者转向上帝。诗篇在她的圆音中的回响使她对社区的承诺，抒情形式，将其对话参与者团结在敬拜和包容的末世论中；用永恒覆盖暂时的；这传达了在当下宣扬上帝王国的祭司行为。