Oscar Wilde and the Cultures of Childhood

This is the first collection of critical essays that explores Oscar Wildes interest in childrens culture, whether in relation to his famous fairy stories, his life as a caring father to two small boys, his place as a defender of childrens rights within the prison system, his fascination with youthful beauty, and his theological contemplation of what it means to be a child in the eyes of God. The collection also examines the ways in which Wildes worksnot just his fairy storieshave been adapted for young audiences.