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Article: Wild about Wilde.(Oscar Wilde in contemporary entertainment)(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- April 28, 1998
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One hundred years after his spectacular fall from the heights of British society to the depths of prison and exile, Oscar Wilde is news again. Widely acknowledged as one of the 19th century's greatest contributors to literature, Wilde has never fallen into total obscurity. His epigrams are endlessly quoted. His paradoxical parables remain in print, most notably The Picture of Dorian Gray. And his plays provide a lasting monument to his immortality, especially The Importance of Being Earnest, which many consider the most perfect comedy in the English language since the Restoration.
Still, Wilde's work has been overshadowed by the story of his downfall. In a saga ...