The Wilde Century

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The Wilde Century is written by Alan Sinfield and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 023110166X (ISBN 10) and 9780231101660 (ISBN 13).

Explores how the characters in Oscar Wilde's plays, though not specifically gay, epitomize today's image of the effeminate male, how they relate to British theatrical fops and other characters since early modern times, how the representation of same-sex passion was altered by Wilde's expose and trial as a homosexual, and how the stereotype of the gay man became established in the 20th century. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR