Filed with Oscar Wilde books

This was revolutionary at the time. If you are interested in LGBT history or love reading Wilde's words -- and who wouldn't want more pithy Wilde? -- this is worth reading, though academics have done more about the role of the three Oscar Wilde trials in society. There are some thought-provoking parts of this when it comes to the philosophy of art, though they go by quickly in the dialogue, and perhaps are more accessible when performed onstage. ( )

An interesting bit of minutiae, where the play centers almost exclusively on the trial, which removes a lot of the interesting details of Wilde's life and relationships as his situation deteriorated. The author announces he is using a Brechian style, but he is a bit heavy handed with this, and perhaps should have been a bit less Brechtian and looked for his own style. It is too obvious. Overall, an interesting work, but there are other works on this topic that are better. ( )