The Faiths Of Oscar Wilde
An original and energetic examination of the relationship between theology, faith, religious history and national politics in the works of Oscar Wilde, which focuses in particular on his life-long attraction to Catholicism. Wilde's Protestant heritage is also scrutinized, and its continued influence on him, as well as his antagonism towards it, is related to the narrative modes he chose and the philosophical positions he adopted.
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An original and energetic examination of the relationship between theology, faith, religious history and national politics in the works of Oscar Wilde, which focuses in particular on his life-long attraction to Catholicism. Wilde's Protestant heritage is also scrutinized, and its continued influence on him, as well as his antagonism towards it, is related to the narrative modes he chose and the philosophical positions he adopted.
1Child and man : the development of a Catholic mind252Faith and reason : the Bible, the Catholic church and Wilde's scandalous writings443Body and soul : nature, the host and folklore in The picture of Dorian Gray794Religion and politics : Wilde's social philosophy1095Art and life : the politics of ritualism in The importance of being Earnest1386Realism and romance : between Protestantism and Catholicism in Wilde's final writings162
