The Dead Walking Behind Us: Queer 'Elegy,' Classical Eros, and Desire as Translation in Oscar Wilde and A.E. Housman

By Kit Pyne-Jaeger, Cornell University

Using Anne Carson's characterization of classical "eros as lack" in Eros the Bittersweet, this paper will explore the queer resonance of depictions of eros directed at an inaccessible or unresponsive love object in Wilde and Housman's poetics, focusing specifically on the positioning of death as a component of, rather than an obstacle to, eros.

Issue XIIContent EditorsMay 12, 2021oscar wilde, queer, Tennyson, Victorian, eros, A. E. Housman, queer theory, classic, LGBTQ+, Oscar Wilde

This Sin Can Destroy An Empire: Exploring Homosexuality and Masculine in Victorian England

By Justin Holliday

The first Act of Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill takes place during the Victorian era, a period associated with social repression; this part of the play is set in Africa.

Archives, Volume 3Content EditorsAugust 22, 2014LGBTQ+, imperialism, Victorian, colonization, sexuality, relationshipsComment