341: The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Sex and Scandal (Part 1)

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Discussed as a novel Wilde produced around 1890 about a beautiful young man whose portrait ages while he remains young. The hosts mention it will feature in the story of the trials because of its themes.

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Referenced as a biography of Oscar Wilde that one of the hosts consulted for information about Wilde's early life and sexuality. The host says 'I discovered from Matthew Sturges' biography' (likely Sturgis misspelled in transcript).

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Explicitly described as 'this great book' by German psychologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing about homosexuality, which was translated into English in 1892, three years before Wilde's trial. Discussed in context of the medicalization of sexuality in the late 19th century.