The New Oscar Wilde Newsletter
This is a free and occasional roundup of Oscar Wilde happenings in case you may have missed a Blog Post, or links to other features in the Archive.
Regular blog postings will continue to appear but The Newsletter is a separate, and even less frequent, way to stay updated with discoveries, literary commentary, and Oscar Wilde related news.
VISIT THE NEW WEB SITE
The website has been redesigned as a hub for the documentary archive Oscar Wilde In America, as well as Wilde’s relationship with Dress, the Oscar Wilde Blog, and a wealth of additional material.
www.oscarwilde.us
FROM THE BLOG
It’s Summer so a good time to visit the rediscovery of a lecture by Oscar Wilde at the seaside resort of Narragansett Pier.
FROM THE BLOG
At Oscar Wilde’s first criminal trial he was asked “What is “the love that dare not speak its name?” In reply Wilde said it was the type of love that existed between David and Jonathan. Discover the rationale behind Wilde’s allusion.
FROM THE NEWS
When King Charles III delivered his historic address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in April this year, he quoted Oscar Wilde’s remark: “We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.”
Visit the quotations archive to see where Oscar first said this, and see a checklist of who it has been attributed to since.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Did you realize that Oscar Wilde wrote THREE separate essays about America and his experiences and observations there? Impressions of America, The American Man, & The American Invasion.
Read them all here.
I'm a regular reader of your blog. Glad to see you here on substack.
Thanks Robert.