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Oscar Wilde's Trials as a Haunting Presence: An Approach to the Role of Fantasy in Contemporary Neo-Victorian Novels Depicting Same-Sex Romance between Men. Hueso-Vasallo, Manuel Wilde, Oscar - Influencia Literatura inglesa - S.XX-XXI Teoría queer Homosexualidad en la literatura The main aim of this essay is to assess the impact of Oscar Wilde’s trials on neo-Victorian representations of same-sex desire between men. Throughout the text, I argue that the consequences of Wilde’s imprisonment have become a haunting presence that still pervades how male sexual dissidence is represented in neo-Victorian novels. The works examined in this essay are therefore considered differently than those which portray sapphic relationships or other forms of non-heterosexual desires. Ultimately, I argue that a new trend within neo-Victorianism, in which fantasy elements are intertwined with queer desire among men, could offer a new way of portraying same-sex desire between men; this new portrayal could be more in compliance with the political, cultural, and social agenda of neo-Victorianism. Through a brief analysis of Natasha Pulley’s The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and a more in-depth exploration of Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light, I conclude that fantasy may—if the writer wishes it—allow a portrayal of queer desire that overcomes many of the traumatising and haunting obstacles which resulted from Wilde’s plight. 2025-05-14T09:55:03Z 2025-05-14T09:55:03Z 2024-10-14 journal article Hueso Vasallo, Manuel. 2024. “Oscar Wilde’s Trials As a Haunting Presence: An Approach to the Role of Fantasy in Contemporary Neo-Victorian Novels Depicting Same-Sex Romance Between Men”. ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies, no. 45 (October):241-68. https://doi.org/10.24197/ersjes.45.2024.241-268. https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38595 10.24197/ersjes.45.2024.241-268 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional ESReview. Spanish Journal of English Studies.