Apología de Oscar Wilde

Abstract

Aunque –de manera muy simplista– se ha pretendido presentar a Oscar Wilde como una especie de mártir de la causa gay, lo cierto es que a su homosexualidad acompañó también un anhelo de Dios y una particular atracción por la Iglesia Católica de la que se ha hablado poco. El presente artículo presenta el itinerario de búsqueda espiritual del escritor irlandés, que concluyó con su recepción en la Iglesia Católica cuando estaba en el lecho de muerte. Se aportan, además, datos sobre su vida, su paso por la universidad de Oxford, su familia, su relación con lord Alfred Douglas y el proceso que acabó con su condena a penas de cárcel.

Although –in a very simplistic way– Oscar Wilde has been presented as some kind of martyr of the gay movement, the truth is that his homosexuality went along with a longing for God and a particular attraction towards the Roman Catholic Church which have been rarely discussed. The current article presents the spiritual itinerary of the Irish writer, which concluded with his being received in the Roman Catholic Church when he was on his deathbed. Besides, information regarding his life, his stay at Oxford University, his family, his relationship with lord Alfred Douglas and the trial after which resulted in his being sent to prison.