Wednesday 22nd June

Today I had a meeting with my tutor and we discussed my intention to explore some aspect of the representation of homosexuality in English Literature (and/or American). We discussed the merits of dealing with one author or comparing two texts from different historical periods or from two different cultures. I am looking at Maurice by E. M. Forster, Oscar Wilde, and Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty (all of which are included in the English reading list). We agreed that taking a 'compare and contrast' approach to two texts would provide clearer options for independent evaluation than a single author approach, so I am going to find out a bit more about these texts before deciding on an angle/title. So I went to the library and got the books out.