Every one knows how successful he was in his day despite his behavior, but would he be as successful in our time behaving the same way? would he be a free man?
2006-10-24 16:23:46 · 6 answers · asked by lisaj 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
that is an interesting question. his behavior by today's standards was not all that outrageous. was his success due partly to the reaction of society to his lifestyle? i don't think so. he would definitely be free (elton john hasn't spent time in jail as far as i know). i think he would be just as successful. his works are still held in high esteem by current authors and playwrights. he is one of my favorites actually. brilliant.
2006-10-24 16:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by trinity729 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he would do fine in today's society. He'd be a fine writer even today. And there are many openly gay men in the world now. Which is basically what he wanted.
2006-10-24 16:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by Thursdays 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O.Wilde in our days would be more free and happy,because our society is more opened than his.Even in our days he wold be a great writer because he had a genial mind and his books are very actual especially"The portrait of Dorian Grey".
2006-10-25 00:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he'd do very well today. His kind of wise-crack literature is very popular in our culture. And as far as being gay goes, it wouldn't be the problem it was then; if anything, it would give him publicity - it would be quirky.
2006-10-24 17:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He would be a brilliant writer, but he still wouldn't have the freedoms that he would want, and that he should have.
2006-10-24 16:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure... today's world is even more complex than his... the only problem is that he might not be as shocking for us as he was for his contemporaries
2006-10-24 23:24:17 · answer #6 · answered by ♫Pavic♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋