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==Wilde's sexuality==

==Wilde's sexuality==

Wilde's sexual orientation has been debated over the years and some considered him as either [[bisexual]], [[homosexual]], and even [[pederastic]]. Wilde himself believed that he belonged to a culture of "[[male love]]" inspired by the [[Greek pederastic tradition]], through his association with the Uranians. This tradition believed that it was an adult male's duty to bring boys into manhood via sexuality.  

Although Wilde had relations with women in his youth, he became decidedly [[homosexual]] after his encounter with Robert Ross, and was also a [[pederast]]. Wilde himself believed that he belonged to a culture of "[[male love]]" inspired by the [[Greek pederastic tradition]], through his association with the Uranians. This claim does not really accord with the squalor of Wilde's activities.

 

In describing his own sexual identity, Wilde used the term Socratic. He may have had significant sexual relationships with Frank Miles, Constance Lloyd (Wilde's wife), Robert Baldwin Ross, and Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde also had numerous sexual encounters with working-class male youths, who were often called rent boys.

One of his witticisms recorded from this period is "Little boys should be obscene and not heard."

<ref> Richard Ellman, Oscar Wilde.(Random House, 1989).</ref>

<ref>Neil McKenna. The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde, Random House, 2011 </ref>

==Wit==

==Wit==