Oscar Wilde

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This paper examines Oscar Wilde's inherent hypocrisy in relation to the values of the society in which he lived through a discussion of the probability of his bigotry in relation to certain areas of prejudice, which did and did not relate to his lifestyle.

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Objective
Introduction
Literature Review

From the Paper:

"The Victorian period is well known for its narrow thought channels, double standards, repression of sexual desire, hypocrisy, and caste consciousness in society. Wilde's father was a surgeon who had distinguished himself in his field and his mother was a writer. At the age of twenty, Wilde traveled from his home in Dublin, Ireland to Oxford University in England and was considered a brilliant achiever. Wilde was a homosexual and Lord Alfred Douglas became his lover."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dowling, Linda (1994) Hellenism & Homosexuality in Victoria Oxford. International Gay & Lesbian Review. 1994 Cornell University Press. Online available at: http://gaybookreviews.info/review/2813/612
• Pearce, Gary (2003) Oscar Wilde and the Politics of Irish Aestheticism. Pearce - Issue Four- Colloquy. Monash University Online available at: http://www.colloquy.monash.edu.au/issue004/pearce.html
• Eksteins, Modris (2000) Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age. Houghton Mifflin Books. Online Google Books.
• Showalter, Elaine,Sexual Anarchy: Gender and Culture at the Fin de Siecle.(London: Virago, 1992).
• Anayara (2002) Oscar Wilde on Beauty ANYARA-APHORISMS Beauty Quotations Oscar Wilde on Beauty

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