Historical Notes: The restoration of Britain's manhood

The Independent - London | May 13, 1999| | Copyright

WAS THE love that dare not speak its name indirectly responsible for the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902? With the centenary of that disastrous conflict impending, it's instructive to consider the homoerotic impulses that paved the way for this ill- advised, fin-de- siecle manifestation of brute British manhood. The curious behaviour of John Ruskin's disciples bears investigation.

For a start, there was Oscar Wilde, who fell under Ruskin's spell in the early 1870s, while an undergraduate at Oxford. The brilliant and unpredictable Slade Professor of Art offered students the opportunity to combine ...

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