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The Aesthetic Movement
Read an overview of the Aesthetic Movement and explore Oscar Wilde’s engagement with it, onstage and off.
Dandyism and Victorian Masculinity
Explore how Wilde cultivated the image of the Victorian dandy in both his work and his private life, and how this was received by contemporary society.
Homosexuality and the Law
Explore how homosexuality was viewed in the late-nineteenth century and look at how Oscar Wilde’s private life impacted his work and public life.
The New Woman Figure
Discover how Wilde engaged with the image and ideal of the late nineteenth-century New Woman throughout his plays. .
Oscar Wilde on Film
Discover some of the most significant cinematic dramatizations of Wilde’s plays and then explore how his life and downfall has been portrayed on screen.