September 19, 2025
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Sexual Personae - Chapters 19. Apollo Daemonized: Decadent Art, 20. The Beautiful Boy as Destroyer; Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray", and 21. The English Epicene: Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Patron-Only)
In these Chapters Paglia continues to explore Decadence, focusing on the visual arts in Chapter 19. She then gives us an outstanding analysis of the work, life, and character of Oscar Wilde.
Chapter 19: https://youtu.be/Dpcx3QXIOD0?si=F4GcLpeYrMCUsh4E
Chapter 20: https://youtu.be/Dpcx3QXIOD0?si=fUrtvaORQm19VFh8&t=633
Chapter 21: https://youtu.be/Dpcx3QXIOD0?si=fVNmkDUFJQAXHmbg&t=1067
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Hayden Boyce · September 20, 2025
Excellent review of these chapters. Earlier this week I finished the book, so I will be returning to these videos to help metabolise what’s been a mega intellectual feast. The Dickinson chapter is fantastic at the end.
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Better Than Food · September 21, 2025
Thank you very much! Glad to hear you’re enjoying it, can’t wait to get to the Dickinson chapter.