Oscar Wilde: Part 2: Trial, Prison and the Fall of a Genius
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Oscar Wilde: Part 2: Trial, Prison and the Fall of a Genius
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In 1895, everything changed.
In Part Two, we move from literary controversy to legal catastrophe. The publication of The Picture of Dorian Gray had already stirred moral panic — but now Wilde himself would be placed on trial.
We examine the libel case that backfired spectacularly, the criminal prosecution that followed, the infamous courtroom exchanges, two years of hard labour, and the writing that emerged from imprisonment — including De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
This is the destruction of a public figure.
The cruelty of Victorian morality.
And the resilience of a man who refused to apologise for being himself.
If Part One was about brilliance, Part Two is about consequence.
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