 The interpretation of James as living a less austere emotional life has been subsequently explored by other scholars.The often intense politics of Jamesian scholarship has also been the subject of studies.Author Colm Tóibín has said that Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's "Epistemology of the Closet" made a landmark difference to Jamesian scholarship by arguing that he be read as a homosexual writer whose desire to keep his sexuality a secret shaped his layered style and dramatic artistry.