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Oscar Wilde
Irish lyricist and dramaturgist (–)
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| Born | Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde ()16 Oct Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 30 November () (aged&#;46) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Sculptor Cemetery |
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| Language | English, Romance, Greek |
| Nationality | Irish |
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| Period | Victorian era |
| Genre | Epigram, drama, short&#;story, criticism, journalism |
| Literary movement | |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Constance Lloyd &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | |
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Who was Oscar Wilde?
In his lifetime he wrote nine plays, one novel, and numerous poems, short stories, and essays.
Wilde was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes. This doctrine is most clearly summarized in the phrase 'art for art's sake'.
Besides literary accomplishments, he is also famous, or perhaps infamous, for his wit, flamboyance, and affairs with men. He was tried and imprisoned for his homosexual relationship (then considered a crime) with the son of an aristocrat.
Fast Facts
Birth name:Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills WildeBirth date:October 16,
Birth place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
- Trinity College (Dublin)
- Magdalen College (Oxford)
Mother:Jane Francesca Elgee (poet and journalist)
Siblings:brother William, sister Isola
Spouse:Constance Lloyd
Children:two sons - Cyril and Vyvyan
Occupation:Playwright, novelist, poet, editor, critic
Period:Victorian era (–)
Literary movement:Aestheticism
Famous Works:
- The Pict
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Review: Oscar Wilde’s life was a tragic work of art. A new biography sketches it perfectly
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Oscar Wilde: A Life
By Matthew Sturgis
Knopf: pages, $40
If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from , whose fees support independent bookstores.Oscar Wilde’s life reads almost like a perfectly formed work of art — one in which each early success bristles with portents of tragedy to come. Long before Wilde’s infamous libel case, his father sued the family’s nanny for claiming he drugged and molested her. As a student at Oxford, Wilde was attracted by the idealized homoerotic images of Greek culture, which led him to an increasingly unashamed presentation of himself as a man who adored (and was often adored by) younger men. And after confessing early that his main aims in life were “success; fame or even notoriety,” he lived to achieve all three. As a prominent London spiritualist told him before his first libel trial: “I see a very brilliant life for you up to a certain point. Then I see a wall. Beyond the wall I see nothing.”
Even though many books have been written about Wilde, he continues to attract good scholars. Matthew Sturgis’ new book, “Oscar Wilde: A Life,” the first major biography since Richard Ellmann’s in , provides