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The term "British aestheticism" refers to an avant-garde movement in England in the closing decades of the 19th century opposing bourgeois values, and promoting artistic, sexual, and political experimentation, and the pursuit of beauty. In addition to Wilde, we will read work of other central figures of the movement, including Walter Pater and William Morris. Our central focus will be Wilde's 1890 novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and its contemporary reception. Students will collaboratively develop a collection of contemporary reviews of the novel, including Pater's own, which they will annotate and contextualize in essays and other assignments.

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Oscar Wilde and Punch | Timeline

A timeline of the various instances that Oscar Wilde appeared as the subject of Punch cartoons.

Posted by Janey Schmidt on

The National Vigilance Association and Literary Censorship | Timeline

This timeline covers the British organization known as the National Vigilance Association, or NVA, and their effect on authors including Oscar Wilde, Émile Zola and Gustave Flaubert.

Posted by Alexander Schmelter on

Oscar Wilde and French Decadence | Timeline

A short timeline outlining the most prominent moments of the Decadent Movement as it pertains to Oscar Wilde.

Posted by Brooke Eubanks on

The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Timeline

This timeline details the accusations against Oscar Wilde, and the three trials that he was involved in.

Posted by Kailan Carter on

Oscar Wilde | Timeline

Timeline of events in Wilde's life

Posted by Kenneth Daley on

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