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A major re-evaluation of the poet A. E. Housman through the connections between his poetry and classical scholarship, revealing for the first time how closely they are intertwined. This must-read for scholars of Housman and those interested in the history of Classical scholarship showcases the first ever translations of Housman's Latin poetry including the first full-length study of his homoerotic Latin elegy for Moses Jackson, and close readings of Praefanda, Housman's little-read yet notorious scholarly article on sexual themes, written in Latin. Further, it examines how Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love grapples with the tensions in Housman's dual careers as poet and professor.
Housman has long been seen as a man divided: the emotional poet of A Shropshire Lad on one hand, and the austere Latinist on the other. While he publicly downplayed the classical influences on his poetry, this book interrogates the subtle but intricate classicism woven throughout his work. By reading his verse alongside his scholarship, it uncovers a more integrated and complex figure, shedding new light on both his poetry and academic writings.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Terence Hearsay in Shropshire: Classical Allusivity in A Shropshire Lad
Chapter 2: Queer Loss, Queer Classics: Housman's Lost Country
Chapter 3: Love, Loss and Latin: Housman's Latin Elegy to Moses Jackson
Praefanda in Latin and translated
Chapter 4: 'Tell me the truth about sex': Housman's Praefanda
Chapter 5: The Invention of Housman
Coda: Answered Passions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 09 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781350574717 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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