The Scandalous History of Oscar Wilde’s Memorial Tomb
For months, the sculptor had toiled on a memorial tomb for Oscar Wilde, the celebrated—and often vilified—author of works ...
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Why Oscar Wilde’s Play About a Biblical Temptress Was Banned From the British Stage for Decades
"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a ...
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Antiques Roadshow guest receives staggering appraisal for gift
An Antiques Roadshow guest brought an Oscar Wilde poem for appraisal The poem ... In 1899, the reputed professor was present for the Dreyfus trial and was writing articles about it when he met ...