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Discussed as a novel Wilde produced around 1890 about a beautiful young man whose portrait ages while he remains young. The hosts mention it will feature in the story of the trials because of its themes.

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Explicitly described as 'this great book' by German psychologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing about homosexuality, which was translated into English in 1892, three years before Wilde's trial. Discussed in context of the medicalization of sexuality in the late 19th century.