Wilde About Whitman by David Simpatico
In the nineteenth century, homosexuals were purged from the language and literature of the American Dream. Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman, two gay icons of 19th century literature, dealt with this imposed invisibility in polar opposite ways.
On January 18, 1882, Oscar Wilde, 27, and Walt Whitman, 62, spent three hours together behind closed doors in Whitman’s home in Camden, New Jersey. Wilde About Whitman is the story, equal parts historical record and theatrical conjecture, of what they might have said, and done, behind those closed doors.
Featuring: Michael Iannucci, Joshuah Patriarco, Taylor Steward
