Joseph Pearce is an educator, essayist, and author of over two dozen books. 

I reached out to Joseph because I wanted to learn more about the great Irish playwright and wit, Oscar Wilde, about whom he has written extensively. 

Joseph’s excellent biography of Wilde, “Unmasking Oscar Wilde” is linked below. 

Using Wilde as a springboard, Joseph and I leapt into a variety of topics, including:

The different forms of Tragedy: Pagan v. Christian; Oedipus; Macbeth; Shakespeare’s religion; Catholicism; GK Chesterton; Oscar Wilde; How one develops a sense of wonder; Art for whose sake?; Self-destructive spirals; God; Transcendentalism; Walking; Henry David Thoreau; 

And much more! 

I hope that you enjoy this episode. 

A link to Joseph’s website, on which you’ll find an abundance of beautifully-composed, thoughtful essays: 

https://jpearce.co/

Do consider joining his “Inner Sanctum” membership bloc, through which you’ll be given access to even more content. 

Book: “Unmasking Oscar Wilde” - https://ignatius.com/the-unmasking-of-oscar-wilde-uowp/

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