Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr, Oscar Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted the "new" in every area of British life. This edition, part of Oxford`s new Authors in Context series, examines the rich interplay between Wilde`s society and his writings and shows the remarkable recontextualizing of Wilde and his work in film, stage, and the media in the century following his death.