Despite the many contributions of Hooke (1635-1703) to the new experimental science, his reputation has been eclipsed by arch-rival Sir Isaac Newton. As part of a recognition effort begun on the 300th anniversary of his death, British science historian/television science show host Chapman (Oxford) traces Hooke's life and prodigious career. While th

Despite new historical study of her contexts, Christina Rossetti continues to haunt the reader as a displaced subjectivity emptied of history. Through an analysis of the posthumous in her work, the construction of 'Christina Rossetti' by her brothers, and the history of reception, this study asks how 'speaking with the dead' can avoid critical ventriloquy. The figure of the mother is offered as a paradigm for theorising a new reading that refuses to exorcise the ghost of 'Christina Rossetti'.

Through an analysis of the posthumous in her work, the construction of "Christina Rossetti" by her brothers, and the history of reception, this study asks how "speaking with the dead" can avoid critical ventriloquy.