Wilde's "sun-flower and lily theory" (1882)
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Title
Wilde's "sun-flower and lily theory" (1882)
Subject
Oscar Wilde
Description
The Fort Collins Courier notes that Wilde had begun "transplanting" his "sun-flower and lily theory" to the West coast. While this sounds like a horticultural act, it is actually metaphorical. Both "sun-flower" and "lily" here are references to Wilde's theory of aestheticism.
En route to the West coast, Wilde stopped in the Cheyenne, Wyoming train depot. He later returned to Colorado after his California swing of the tour in 1882.
En route to the West coast, Wilde stopped in the Cheyenne, Wyoming train depot. He later returned to Colorado after his California swing of the tour in 1882.
Creator
Fort Collins Courier
Source
Colorado Historic Newspapers
Publisher
"Courier Condensations," Fort Collins Courier, March 23, 1882, pp. 5.
Date
March 23, 1882
Contributor
Thomas R. Dunn (researcher)
Rights
Public domain -- published before 1926
Format
PDF, JPEG
Language
English
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Original Format
newspaper
Files
Citation
Fort Collins Courier, “Wilde's "sun-flower and lily theory" (1882),” Northern Colorado Queer Memory Project, accessed February 9, 2026, https://nocoqueermemory.omeka.net/items/show/165.