MS 435 01 02 01

MS 435 01 02 01

John Carter archive: Laurence Housman's 'A. E. Housman's "De Amicitia"'

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'A. E. Housman's "De Amiticita"' is an article written for 'Encounter' magazine by Laurence Housman and introduced by John Carter. Laurence Housman was the brother of A. E. Housman.

1957-1959

1 box

This article, 'A. E. Housman's "De Amiticia"', was written by Laurence Housman following the posthumous release of his brother's private diaries. Introduced by John Carter, who was one of the first to have access to these diaries, it discusses A. E. Housman's complex relationship with Moses Jackson and condemns the contemporary treatment of homosexuals by society.

The archive has Carter's corrected draft of the introduction, notes taken upon re-examining the diaries and related correspondence between Carter and other individuals involved, John Sparrow's comments and off-prints of the article. It also has correspondence and ms. notes relating to a response to the article by Tom Burns Haber, and Carter's reply to Haber's article, and ms. material relating to a BBC programme about Housman that was never produced. There are also newspaper cutting reviews of the article.

In individual envelopes.