Art and Literature

A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love

Number: 30 December 27, 2022
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A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love

Abstract

This study highlights the compulsive sexuality of Housman for his love towards his classmate, Jackson. The moral codes of the era enforced Housman to keep his feelings secret since Victorian society prohibited homosexual affairs. Therefore, Housman was compelled to hide his desires stemming from his desperate love. The Invention of Love turns around the ambition of Housman for his homosexual identity. At the same time, Stoppard’s play is one of the best examples of bio-drama which consists of the words “biography” and “drama”. In this respect, the aim of this study is to reveal how the playwright uncovers Housman’s homosexual tendencies from Foucauldian perspective through bio-drama.

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Supporting Institution

YOK

Project Number

YOK

References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Creative Arts and Writing

Journal Section

Art and Literature

Publication Date

December 27, 2022

Submission Date

January 11, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 28, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 30

APA
Guven, S. (2022). A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 30, 457-466. https://doi.org/10.56597/kausbed.1056341
AMA
1.Guven S. A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love. kaüsbed. 2022;(30):457-466. doi:10.56597/kausbed.1056341
Chicago
Guven, Samet. 2022. “A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love”. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 30: 457-66. https://doi.org/10.56597/kausbed.1056341.
EndNote
Guven S (December 1, 2022) A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 30 457–466.
IEEE
[1]S. Guven, “A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love”, kaüsbed, no. 30, pp. 457–466, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.56597/kausbed.1056341.
ISNAD
Guven, Samet. “A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love”. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 30 (December 1, 2022): 457-466. https://doi.org/10.56597/kausbed.1056341.
JAMA
1.Guven S. A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love. kaüsbed. 2022;:457–466.
MLA
Guven, Samet. “A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love”. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 30, Dec. 2022, pp. 457-66, doi:10.56597/kausbed.1056341.
Vancouver
1.Samet Guven. A.E. Housman’s Bio-Drama(tic) Journey in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love. kaüsbed. 2022 Dec. 1;(30):457-66. doi:10.56597/kausbed.1056341