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By: Madonna

Madonna — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:47:20 +0000

Kyle

It is well documented that Oscar Wilde was in fact a homosexual. You didn’t want people knowing in the outside world that you were gay as it was an offense punishable by goal and being kicked out of your social standing which was everything in those days. People accepted who you were but you weren’t suppose to allude to it or waive it in people’s faces. You are trying to put modern day values on time gone by where it just does not equate.

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:07:36 +0000

Actually, the evidence against him at the trial was pretty good: there was a whole list of young, male witnesses paraded against him, and while Wilde denied having commited sodomy, he admitted to having had close personal relationships with all of them.

He also basically admits outright to being a homosexual in /De Profundis,/ which he writes in jail – in many ways his statement of rejecting society.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:57:38 +0000

That’s a very interesting thought, one that probably merits further investigation. I’m currently writing a paper on Wilde and this idea certainly adds an interesting twist. Do you have any sources that indicate that Wilde was not homosexual?

By: Andy Deliana

Andy Deliana — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:17:56 +0000

What does the life of unbridled hedonism look like? What does it do to the soul? What happens to the human being who seeks to fulfill his every passion and desire? How does sin affect us physically? Do we age because we sin?
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The answer to the questions should be seen on Lord Henry’s comments of life, love and people.
Those turments us since our first sin! Love after youth starts having a menaing, a different one that we ever believe!

By: Brenn

Brenn — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:08:29 +0000

Thanks for this blog!

By: Brannon

Brannon — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:29:07 +0000

Trevin,
Perfect critique of a great book.

By: Kyle French

Kyle French — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:00:20 +0000

I actually have some doubts about Oscar Wilde’s homosexuality. The reason we “know” that he was a homosexual is because he was accused of it, sued for libel, and lost the suit. In other words, Wilde himself didn’t care to be known as a homosexual. It may have been that he lost his suit because the libel was true. It may also have been because the guy he was suing had nearly unlimited funds and was able twist the system and make his accusation stick.