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The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Symbolism of the Self

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 04:00:00 +0000

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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The Rose-Colored Closet: Beauty & Symbolism in Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 04:00:00 +0000

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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Sebastian Melmoth In Silver City

Hesse Phillips — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 03:00:00 +0000

Originally published in Pangyrus No trains ran to Silver City, Idaho, on the rugged edge of what was, in 1883, agreed to be the United States of America. When our stagecoach broke an axle crossing the mountains, the driver saddled two spare horses, one for Oscar, one for me, and like true men of the…

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An Oscar Wilde Reading List

Terri Pinyerd — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 23:54:34 +0000

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet, playwright, novelist, and one of the leading figures of the Aesthetic movement of the late 19th century. During his lifetime, he published a variety of poetry, children’s fiction, criticisms, plays, reviews, lectures, and a single novel – The Picture…

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Orchidelirium & Victorian England

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:16:34 +0000

Between 1846 and 1874, Margaret Dickinson collected and illustrated over four hundred and fifty plant specimens from sources across the British Isles. Though little else is known about Dickinson’s life, she is now widely cited as a naturalist, botanist, and illustrator – titles she did not possess during her lifetime. Due to its peaceful and…

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