This is the page of John Cooper on Oscar Wilde on the web at www.oscarwilde.us/
This site brings together the 30+ year study by John Cooper on Oscar Wilde including the documentary archive Oscar Wilde In America, a unique study of Wilde's relationship with Dress, and the Oscar Wilde Blog.His flagship area of research is the online archive documenting Oscar Wilde’s visits to America, chronicling for accurately over 140 lectures, along with their venues, Wilde’s lodging, and much related history. Under the rubric of Oscar Wilde In America can also be found the Sarony Photographs assembled and analyzed together for the first time. Supporting sections include Wilde’s notable arrival in New York City and a detailed showcase of ephemera and quotations. In 2012 John rediscovered Oscar Wilde's essay The Philosophy Of Dress that forms the centerpiece to his book Oscar Wilde On Dress, and this web site incorporates the background to that work. Also consolidated as part of this umbrella project is John’s popular Oscar Wilde Blog, the leading online digest of Wilde studies. The site has been used by scholars, institutions, and the media around the world and is the largest online resource on the life and times of Oscar Wilde. John Cooper is solely responsible for all original research, writing, editing, and web design, and the entire project was created without funding, and is freely provided and noncommercial.
