Oscar Wilde Envisions Our Post-Pandemic Socialist Future
Millennials and GenZ had time to contemplate the real harms wrought by capitalism during the pandemic shutdown. Perhaps they might read Oscar Wilde, now.
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Oscar Wilde: ‘In Praise of Disobedience’
Being humble and peaceable are not virtues, according to Oscar Wilde, as seen in his collection of essays, In Praise of Disobedience, disobedience and rebelliousness against inequality and tyranny are much more valuable to humankind.
The Annotated Prison Writings of Oscar Wilde, ed. Nicholas Frankel
As an activist, Wilde persists as a necessary voice "from the depths" of these stark texts.
From Anarchism to Pacifism: Reflections on George Orwell
Two AK Press titles, Between the Bullet and the Lie and The Duty to Stand Aside, show there's no shortage of important ideas to be plumbed from George Orwell's vast and complex oeuvre.
The Price He Was Willing to Pay: ‘Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years’
By picking up his subject after the most infamous event in Wilde's life, Frankel is able to rebuild the narrative of Wilde's post-prison life from the detritus of his public undoing.
Beyond Don as Dorian: Fin de Siècle, ‘Mad Men’, and Aesthetics
Given the parallels between Dorian Gray and Don Draper, can we use the lesson of the former to predict the fate of the latter?
The New Puritanism, or, Some Troubling Tendencies in Video Game Criticism
Is the role of the video game critic to protect us from that which we may find offensive?