Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies

A central figure in the literary and cultural spheres of the late nineteenth century, Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was also the originator of Irish modernism. Still, literary scholarship has largely sidelined his powerful influence over this movement. Regarded by his contemporaries as an outstanding artist, critic, and public intellectual until his imprisonment in 1895, current research on Wilde tends to confine his leading presence within the late Victorian aesthetic and decadent movements. By highlighting this overlooked aspect of Wilde’s legacy, “Oscar Wilde’s Modernist Legacies” will raise critical and theoretical awareness of his influence over modernist innovation not only within the field of literary production but also in related artistic areas in Ireland and beyond.

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A central figure in the literary and cultural spheres of the late nineteenth century, Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was also the originator of Irish modernism, though literary scholarship has largely sidelined his powerful influence over this movement. By highlighting this overlooked aspect of Wilde’s legacy, and drawing on the Clark Library’s imposing archive, the “Oscar Wilde and His Literary Circle Collection,” this conference will explore the dialogues that these figures established, and raise critical and theoretical awareness of Wilde’s influence over modernist innovation, not only within the field of literary production, but also in related artistic areas in Ireland and beyond.

#Educational #Academic