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Housman
Jennifer Ingleheart, A Shropshire Lad in Ancient Rome: A. E. Housman and Ancient ‘Homosexuality’
Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, United KingdomStudies of A. E. Housman assume a strong divide between his life as a poet - whose verses suggest his homoerotic desire - and as a well-respected Professor of Latin. Professor Ingleheart explodes this myth by exploring in detail Housman's longest and most frank writing on homosexuality: his Praefanda, an article aimed at scholars, written […]
Queer loss, queer Classics: A.E.Housman’s ‘lost country’
Wills Memorial Building Queens Road, Bristol, United KingdomJennifer Ingleheart talks about how A E Housman's losses and unrequited love as a queer man were reflected in his poetry. Queer people have often experienced losses, such as missing the opportunity for marriage and children, the pain of unrequited love, and the potential loss of reputation and liberty. A. E. Housman (1859-1936) writes movingly […]
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