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You may know Oscar Wilde as a masterful poet, playwright, and author.
But did you know that he wrote a text in 1891 called "The Soul of Man Under Socialism" calling for the complete abolition of all private property? This video takes a look at the lesser-known political side of Oscar Wilde.
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Music by ESSBEE: youtube.com/channel/UC1cngCNeU_ekdQ-LessmpYQ
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Utopian Socialism and Scientific Socialism | Socialism 101: youtu.be/G9B1s6H95uc
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Quotes from:
Jane Wilde quote (1848) in Hope and Hunger in a Stricken Land: Jane Wilde and the Great Hunger: irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/hope-and-hunger-in-a-stricken-land-the-wilde-family-and-the-great-hunger
Oscar Wilde (1891), The Soul of Man Under Socialism: marxists.org/reference/archive/wilde-oscar/soul-man
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Further Reading:
Jane Wilde - A Forgotten Irish Revolutionary, Poet & Feminist eirigi.org/latestnews/2019/10/12/jane-wilde-a-forgotten-irish-revolutionary-poet-amp-feminist
Hope and Hunger in a Stricken Land: Jane Wilde and the Great Hunger irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/hope-and-hunger-in-a-stricken-land-the-wilde-family-and-the-great-hunger
The Radical Politics of Oscar Wilde tribunemag.co.uk/2021/02/the-radical-politics-of-oscar-wilde
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Slavoj Zizek vid: youtu.be/cvakA-DF6Hc (starting around 0:27:30)
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00:00 Introduction
00:53 Wilde's Background
02:23 The Soul of Man Under Socialism
06:01 Is Wilde a Utopian Socialist?
09:18 Conclusion
10:25 Credits
Support on Patreon: patreon.com/MarxistPaul
Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistPaul
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You may know Oscar Wilde as a masterful poet, playwright, and author.
But did you know that he wrote a text in 1891 called "The Soul of Man Under Socialism" calling for the complete abolition of all private property? This video takes a look at the lesser-known political side of Oscar Wilde.
---
Music by ESSBEE: youtube.com/channel/UC1cngCNeU_ekdQ-LessmpYQ
---
Utopian Socialism and Scientific Socialism | Socialism 101: youtu.be/G9B1s6H95uc
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Quotes from:
Jane Wilde quote (1848) in Hope and Hunger in a Stricken Land: Jane Wilde and the Great Hunger: irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/hope-and-hunger-in-a-stricken-land-the-wilde-family-and-the-great-hunger
Oscar Wilde (1891), The Soul of Man Under Socialism: marxists.org/reference/archive/wilde-oscar/soul-man
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Further Reading:
Jane Wilde - A Forgotten Irish Revolutionary, Poet & Feminist eirigi.org/latestnews/2019/10/12/jane-wilde-a-forgotten-irish-revolutionary-poet-amp-feminist
Hope and Hunger in a Stricken Land: Jane Wilde and the Great Hunger irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/hope-and-hunger-in-a-stricken-land-the-wilde-family-and-the-great-hunger
The Radical Politics of Oscar Wilde tribunemag.co.uk/2021/02/the-radical-politics-of-oscar-wilde
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Slavoj Zizek vid: youtu.be/cvakA-DF6Hc (starting around 0:27:30)
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00:00 Introduction
00:53 Wilde's Background
02:23 The Soul of Man Under Socialism
06:01 Is Wilde a Utopian Socialist?
09:18 Conclusion
10:25 Credits
