Embracing and Rejecting the Ruskinian Heritage in Wilde’s Aesthetic Theories

This paper aims to assess the influence of Ruskin’s ideas on Oscar Wilde’s aesthetic theories. It examines to what extent Wilde’s aesthetic stance is indebted to the teachings of the Slade Professor, but also why Wilde ultimately disavowed his Ruskinian heritage. The series of lectures Wilde gave in...

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Main Author: Carole Delhorme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée 2020-06-01
Series:Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cve/7197
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