- Oscar Wilde - Wikipedia
Wilde is best known for his Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), his epigrams, plays and bedtime stories for children, as well as his criminal conviction in 1895 for gross indecency for homosexual acts Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German
- Oscar Wilde | Biography, Books, Poems, Plays, Works, Trial, Wife, Cause . . .
While studying at Oxford in the 1870s, Oscar Wilde gained notice as a scholar, poseur, wit, and poet and for his devotion to the Aesthetic movement, which held that art should exist for its beauty alone Wilde later established himself in London’s social and artistic circles
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"Wilde" is an episodic, Masterpiece Theatre-style look at the famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his notorious trial and imprisonment upon sodomy charges at the turn of the last century
- Oscar Wilde: Biography, Author, Playwright, Aestheticism Movement
Oscar Wilde was an author, playwright, and poet in late Victorian England known for The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest Originally from Ireland, he began writing
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At a time when all citizens of Britain were finally able to embrace literature the wealthy and educated could only once afford, Wilde wrote many short stories, plays and poems that continue to inspire millions around the world
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The complete online collection of Oscar Wilde (plays, prose, short stories, poems, essays - free to read online) including biography, quotes, news and more
- Oscar Wilde - Short Stories and Classic Literature
Wilde started with a biblical play, which was prohibited in England but performed in France, then after several comedic plays, he produced the opus for which he is still revered, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
- Oscar Wilde Overview and Analysis | TheArtStory
Oscar Wilde was a nineteenth-century Irish poet and playwright, one of the most influential and celebrated Associated with the Aesthetic Movement, he connected to the visual arts of his time, especially via Whistler and Ruskin
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