The Brotherhood of Oscar Wilde

How did Oscar Wilde's brother, Willie Wilde (1852-1899) assist his younger, more famous brother during his 1895 libel trial? What role did Willie Wilde's jealousy play? This video focuses on the Wilde brothers and their place amongst Irish intellectuals of the time. W. B. Yeats, in his autobiography, reminisced about Willie Wilde's contribution and friendship during the fall of Oscar Wilde.

Sources:

W.B. Yeats, Autobiography (1927)

Prioleau, Betsy (29 March 2022). "The Tumultuous Marriage of the American "Empress of Journalism" and Oscar Wilde's Feckless Brother". Literary Hub. Literary Hub. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

Review in Vanity Fair, 27 February 1892

Barbaras Belford, Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius, New York: Random House 2000.

Salomé (1922-1923)

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