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Lady Windermere's Fan Notes
Wilde's Influences- The Aesthetic Movement
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Movement which influenced literature and art in Britain in the late 19th century
Linked with styles and philosophies of French Decadent Movement
Writers influenced by Oxford don Walter Pater, whose 1867 essay stated that life had
to follow the idea of beauty and that humans should live their lives intensely
Believed life should imitate art and that nature was often crude and lacking in design
Produced art aiming to be sensual, using symbols, colours and movement, tending to
feature many symbolic images of nature, wildlife and flowers
While Wilde was at Oxford, he decorated his room with images of wildlife and
flowers, raising suspicion amongst fellow students and his rooms were trashed

Libertarian socialism
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AKA 'social anarchism'- ideal society was one without political, economical or social
hierarchies- each person has equal access to knowledge, information and production
No institutions of authority and means of production are controlled equally by every
person

Wilde Biography
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Born in Dublin in 1854 and died in 1900
Mother was a writer and father was a renowned surgeon
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Developed strong interest in Greek
literature and was awarded scholarship to Oxford
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Treated with suspicion buy
others for his elaborate dress and fascination for beauty
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Influenced by writers such as John Ruskin and Walter Pater who both believed art
should be viewed as greatly important
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Throughout his career, he was a lecturer, playwright, and poet and wrote short
stories
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Held strong political beliefs- believed socialism to be valuable as it would lead to
individualism- some works allude to libertarianism
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Returned to Dublin after Oxford graduation- fell in love with Florence Balcombe
(later engaged to Bram Stoker)
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Travelled around London, Paris and America for several
years delivering lectures- saw London as his home
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Became a member of several secret organisations/campaigns against laws preventing
homosexual activity
Made complaint of criminal libel against another man in 1895 but faced questions
about his homosexual activities during trial and sexual themes in his work
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Imprisoned on remand at

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Holloway Jail
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Final trial led to convictions of gross indecency and sentenced to two
years hard labour
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hero, villain, musical accompaniment during entrances and
exits signified 'type'
'Stock' characters,
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Many lived in overcrowded slums and unacceptable conditions
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Sewage was pumped into the River Thames and air was thick
with smog

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