Which essay argues that realism as a method is 'a complete failure'?

1. AWoolf, 'The Mark on the Wall'
2. BWilde, 'The Decay of Lying'
3. CLawrence, 'Why the Novel Matters'
4. DMary McCarthy, 'My Confession'

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Correct answer: B. Wilde, 'The Decay of Lying'

Explanation

Wilde's dialogue (1889), in which Vivian argues that 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life'.