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Name: The invention of love
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Author: Tom Stoppard

The Invention of Love traces A.E. Housman’s traversal of the River Styx in 1936, juxtaposing his youthful Oxford years with the era’s High Victorian morality under assault by the Aesthetic movement. The play interweaves Housman’s memories, his unrequited love for Moses Jackson, and the burgeoning reputation of an Irish student, Wilde, who is poised to enter London’s literary scene. Through this reflective voyage, Stoppard explores passion, poetic inspiration, and the tension between Housman’s private longing and the public allure of Wilde’s flamboyance.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Drama & Plays/Drama

Authors: Tom Stoppard

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