Leanne Grech: Oscar Wilde's Aesthetic Education, Gebunden

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This book focuses on the role that the Oxford classical curriculum has had in shaping Oscar Wildes aestheticism. It positions Wilde as a classically trained intellectual and outlines the path he took to gain recognition as a writer and promoter of the aesthetic movement. This narrative is conveyed through a broad range of literary sources, including Wildes travel poetry, American lectures, and canonical works like The Critic as Artist, The Soul of Man, The Picture of Dorian Gray and De Profundis. This study proposes that Wilde approached aestheticism as a personalised, self-directed learning experience a mode of self-culture which could be used to maintain an intellectual life outside of the university. It also explores Wildes thoughts on education and considers the significance of male friendship at Oxford, and in Wildes life and literature.