Oscar Wilde’s birthday is Oct. 16 — he was born on that day in 1854 — and there’s a simple way to both celebrate it and give yourself a present: Pick up a copy of “Oscar Wilde: A Life ...

Matthew Sturgis' "Oscar Wilde: A Life" exceeds its predecessors on two fronts — sketching late Victorian London and chronicling Wilde's sad downfall.

His adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is now on Broadway after an Olivier Award-winning run on the West End in 2024. Williams has developed a theatrical style so unique, ...

In November 2022, an image of Irish author and poet Oscar Wilde, famous for the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray," circulated online alongside a quote he probably never uttered: "Always forgive ...

In Nancy Mitford’s “The Pursuit of Love,” the young narrator, Fanny—this is circa World War I—asks her Aunt Sadie what mysterious crime Oscar Wilde had committed. Sadie, greatly ...

Rehearsal as McDaniel College Theatre kicks off 2024-25 academic year with “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.” Performances are Thursday, Oct. 3 – Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.… ...

In 1895, Wilde was convicted of homosexual activity and sentenced to two years in prison. Built in the mid-1800s, the facility was operational until 2013. Now, it's hosting an unusual art exhibit.

The long-held theory was that Oscar Wilde succumbed to the ravages of end-stage syphilis. Fortunately, a London neurologist and two ear surgeons from South Africa have spent considerable time ...

I t took guts for Oscar Wilde to take a man to court for calling him a homosexual — or maybe it was hubris, according to the English playwright David Hare, who wrote The Judas Kiss about Wilde ...

Here are five books by Oscar Wilde that even those with a casual interest in Irish literature should read: "De Profundis" Dubbed “one of the greatest love letters ever written," "De Profundis ...