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What movement influenced Wilde’s aesthetic beliefs?

ARomanticism

BAestheticism

CNaturalism

DRealism

Answer:

B. Aestheticism

Read Explanation:

  • Wilde was a key figure in the Aesthetic Movement, which emphasized "art for art’s sake."

  • The movement that most significantly influenced Oscar Wilde's aesthetic beliefs was the Aesthetic Movement (also called Aestheticism), particularly as expressed in Walter Pater's "Studies in the History of the Renaissance" which emphasized the pursuit of beauty for its own sake, rather than for moral or utilitarian purposes. 


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