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Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das Märchen der 672. Nacht and the Trials of Oscar Wilde
Author(s) -
Hammond Charles H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
orbis litterarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1600-0730
pISSN - 0105-7510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0730.2012.01054.x
Subject(s) - aestheticism , reading (process) , conviction , philosophy , art history , art , law , political science , linguistics
In this article, the author argues for a reading of Hofmannsthal's Märchen der 672. Nacht (1895) as a work that was profoundly influenced by the three trials and ultimate criminal conviction of Oscar Wilde. In addition, he asserts that the Wilde trials led Hofmannsthal to reassess the shortcomings inherent in aestheticism and, as a consequence, to reaffirm the critical importance of social engagement for the artist.[Note 1. This article is dedicated to the memory of Ellen ...]