I was wondering for anyone whose read the Sphinx by Oscar Wilde: is anyone as confused as me? The whole poem seems to me to focus on ancient egypt from a victorian perspective of it being a mysterious, sexualised/pagan world, especially where the last few lines seemed to refer to Jesus. Just my ideas.
Also what do people think about Wilde as a poet in general? I read somewhere on this site that someone said he was basically an outdated poet for his time, but I read Impression du Matin and I thought it was quite evocative. I've looked on the net for people's receptions on his poetry but there's barely anything.