Literature

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his work Jenny

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This page will examine the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and specifically his poem Jenny. Rossetti was an extremely influential English artist and poet of the Victorian Era. As a founder of the Pre Raphaelites movement, Rossetti aimed to break free from the idealistic and “rigid” structure of traditional Victorian art.

2. "To Let," Croker ~ Introduction

Submitted by Heidi Pennington on
December, 2025

 

Imperial Echoes:

The Haunting of Sound, Space, and Imperialism in Bithia Mary Croker’s “To Let” 

Editorial Team: Brooke Armeni, Maddie Baldwin, Riley Bransford, Liv Searle 

Additional editorial support by Dr. Heidi L. Pennington

 

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1. "At the End of the Passage," Kipling ~ Introduction

Submitted by Heidi Pennington on
December, 2025

The Impossibilities of Imperialism in Kipling’s “At the End of the Passage”  

Editorial Team: Trevor Costa, Chloe Holloway, Alexis Locke

Additional editorial support by Dr. Heidi L. Pennington

 

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4. "The Hungry Stones," Tagore ~ Introduction

Submitted by Heidi Pennington on
December, 2025

Layers of Displacement Through Imperialism: “The Hungry Stones”

 

“There happen more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are reported in your newspapers” (Tagore).

 

Editorial Team: Tabitha Gruen, Laney Hein, Talon Nicosia, Olivia O’Shields, Emma Strzepek

 

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Welcome to "Haunting Imperial (Non)Sense" ~ Introduction

Submitted by Heidi Pennington on
December, 2025

Introduction to Haunting Imperial (Non)Sense: What Cannot Be Captured in the Victorian Ghost Story

A Haunted Victorians Anthology Project

ENG329: Haunted Victorians, James Madison University, fall 2025

 

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