Saw the absolutely fantastic Art Nouveau exhibit at the Smithsonian last weekend, complete with a vintage Aubrey Beardsley print from Wilde's "Salome"...Just a digression, but it was kind of funny how many originals of the art that decorated my college dorm room were in this show - Beardsley, Klimt, Moreau, Redon...
"I took all those habits of yours
that in the beginning were hard to accept
Your fashion sense, your Beardsley prints
I put down to experience..."I'm older now, but still like the edge of depravity the Symbolists and Secessionists skirted...
Rest you merry, Mr. Wilde.