There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass. The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass. The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium .Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde was the Irish-British playwright and poet who wrote about love and sex. He was also a homosexual and died in penury in 1895. Oscar Wilde was well aware that all art is only a reflection of life and that no artist can be sure their work is completely objective when they write. Wilde's views on morality in art were that it is important to be able to experiment with your own morality in your artwork. The writer shouldn't be too strict, because we can never know enough about another person’s point of view to do so accurately.
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