Episode 253: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Acts 2 & 3

The Literary Life Podcast

Angelina Stanford

Education, Selfeducation, Classicaleducation, Reading, Literature, Homeschool, Arts, Books, Charlottemason, Homeeducation, Homeschooling

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🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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We are back on The Literary Life podcast this week with a continuation of our series on An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. Today Angelina and Thomas cover Acts 2 and 3 of the play, including some more background on this literary period, starting off with some background of the comedy of manners and satire. They discuss a wide range of topics touching on the ideas in this play, as well as covering the key plot points in these two acts.

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0:00.0	This is not just another book chat podcast.
0:21.6	Lifelong reader Cindy Rollins joins teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks for an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well.
0:32.6	Explore the lost intellectual tradition and discover how to fully enter end to the great works of literature.
0:40.2	Learn what books mean while delighting in the sheer joy of imagination. Each week, we will rescue
0:47.1	story from the ivory tower and bring it to your couch, your kitchen, and your commute. The literary life is for everyone because in the
0:55.9	words of Stratford Caldecott, to be enchanted by story is to be granted a deeper insight into
1:02.2	reality. Join us for an ever-unfolding discussion of how stories will save the world.
1:09.7	This is the Literary Life Podcast.
1:30.8	Welcome back to the Literary Life podcast.
1:36.5	I'm Angelina Stanford, and I am here with my slightly less than ideal husband. Slightly less.
1:37.4	I think that's what I'm taking away from this play.
1:39.8	There's no ideal anyone.
1:41.7	I didn't feel like I could call you my ideal husband after getting that, you know, scathing reprimand
1:46.7	from Lord Filton in Act II.
1:48.2	I'm not going to wear that one.
1:49.0	Nope.
1:49.2	Not going to wear that one.
1:50.1	No, no, I'm not going to mount that pedestal.
1:52.3	I'm not allowed to make you my false idol.
1:54.3	Pretty much.
1:55.3	Pretty much.
1:56.1	Rebuked by Oscar Wilde and we're just getting started. We are talking about Oscar Wilde's play,
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