Question

What movement influenced Wilde’s aesthetic beliefs?

• A. Romanticism
• B. Aestheticism
• C. Naturalism
• D. Realism

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Aestheticism

• 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.