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Surviving a Legend.(Oscar Wilde)(Brief Article)(Interview)

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| November 27, 2000 | Kuchment, Anna; Beith, Malcolm | COPYRIGHT 2009 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Oscar Wilde's wit and flamboyance lived on when he died on Nov. 30, 1900, penniless and disgraced. NEWSWEEK spoke to his grandson, 55-year- old Merlin Holland--who has just published "The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde"--about Wilde's legacy and his infamous aphorisms.

Do you think Wilde would be remembered if he weren't gay?

Oscar Wilde without scandal isn't Oscar Wilde. Though most of the skeletons have fallen out of the cupboard now, people still want something new. I find it more interesting to know why he so irritated Victorian society apart from being homosexual. But the English have that same old fascination,…

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