Sarah Barnette

Sarah Barnette is a scholar of English literature with an interest in Victorian literary ethics.

Courteous Exchange in an Age of Empire

Prevalent examples of courteous exchanges between differing viewpoints are sorely lacking today. Can Victorian poets, influenced by the Muslim East, show us a path to discovering our commonality?

“Tennyson became enraptured with Akbar’s example of religious liberalism—from Akbar’s rejection of religious persecution as a political ploy to his civility toward practitioners of diverse religions.” —Sarah Barnette

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