Oscar Wilde
Aestheticism, Paradox, and the Social Stage.By Alex Omberg
Length1h 11m
About this audiobook
Oscar Wilde was more than a wit; he was a revolutionary who weaponized humor to dismantle Victorian morality. From the velvet salons of London to the cold stone of Reading Gaol, this audiobook traces the tragic arc of the man who championed "Art for Art's Sake."
In this cultural analysis, you will examine:
The Cult of Beauty: How Oxford and the Aesthetic Movement created the ultimate dandy.
The Double Life: The Faustian pact and queer coding within The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Wit as a Weapon: How The Importance of Being Earnest inverted social norms by treating the trivial with absolute seriousness.
Censorship: The forbidden biblical revisionism of Salome.
The Tragedy: The raw, heartbreaking confession of De Profundis written from prison.
Witness the martyrdom of an artist who dared to live as his own masterpiece.
Click Play to hear the truth behind the mask.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreBiography and Memoir, Literary Classics
Length1 hr 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 4, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
5Chapter 3: The Society Comedies
2Introduction: The Philosophy of the Surface
6Chapter 4: Salome and Censorship
3Chapter 1: The Oxford Years and Aesthetic Theory
7Chapter 5: De Profundis
4Chapter 2: The Picture of Dorian Gray
8Conclusion: The Martyrdom of the Artist
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