victorian literature Archives - The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org/tag/victorian-literature/ Literary Arts Journal Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:19:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/hyacinthreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-Hyacinth-H-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 victorian literature Archives - The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org/tag/victorian-literature/ 32 32 199531397 The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Symbolism of the Self https://hyacinthreview.org/terri-pinyerd-the-picture-of-dorian-gray-and-the-symbolism-of-the-self/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terri-pinyerd-the-picture-of-dorian-gray-and-the-symbolism-of-the-self Sat, 03 Feb 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=6560 Throughout his lifetime Oscar Wilde was known by the public for his wit and vibrant character. A self-proclaimed Aesthete, Wilde integrated his love of beauty and the arts into every aspect of his life, most notably in his writing. However, despite his generally aloof attitude, Wilde struggled with conflicting realities which, when they eventually merged,…

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]]> 6560 The Rose-Colored Closet: Beauty & Symbolism in Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose https://hyacinthreview.org/terri-pinyerd-the-rose-colored-closet-beauty-symbolism-in-oscar-wildes-the-nightingale-and-the-rose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terri-pinyerd-the-rose-colored-closet-beauty-symbolism-in-oscar-wildes-the-nightingale-and-the-rose Sat, 06 Jan 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=6550 Within many of his works, Oscar Wilde insisted upon the importance and relevance of beauty and the aesthetic in the everyday. The Picture of Dorian Gray, for example, opens with a brief reflection on the art and the artist and follows with the infamous phrase “All art is quite useless” – a reflection on the…

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