OSCAR WILDE - Biography Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright‚ novelist‚ poet‚ and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. In his lifetime he wrote nine plays‚ one novel‚ a number of poems‚ short stories‚ and essays. He was born on October the 16th‚ 1894 in Dublin to Sir William Wilde and his wife Jane. Oscar ’s mother‚ Lady Jane Francesca Wilde was a successful poet and journalist also (Gregory Brdnik 2012). Oscar had an elder brother‚ Willie‚ and a
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Oscar Wilde was an author‚ poet‚ and playwright in late Victorian England. Wilde was known for his wit and exuberant style. His unconventional writing is what drew many to his work‚ and many of his plays were well received. He spent the last three years of his life in exile after being imprisoned for “gross indecency”‚ and died in Paris‚ France from Meningitis at the age of 46. Among his last work before his death is The Importance of Being Earnest‚ a play in which Oscar Wilde delves into different
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original virtue" Oscar Wilde. While this statement may seem harsh and contrary to human ethics‚ many people may come to agree this is true. I‚ along with those who agree‚ have no doubt that disobedience opens doors to opportunities‚ progress‚ and change. As you may recall from former times‚ African-Americans were discriminated and treated poorly. Now‚ we live in a world where everyone is treated fairly. How did we manage to get here? Through rebellion. One of the most significant stories of that time
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In Salome‚ Oscar Wilde conveys a hazardous connection concerning view and erotic cravings that cause death. The drama portrays an evening in a noble courtyard which Herod‚ the Tetrarch of Judea‚ and his wife‚ Herodias‚ have a banquet gathering for a few Jewish officials. Herodias’s daughter Salome goes to the terrace during the party‚ where she entices the stare of other men in the play‚ while she also develops attraction to the clairvoyant‚ Iokanaan. Her erotic craving for Iokanaan primes his
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Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet‚ novelist‚ author of short stories as well as playwright‚ and it was his comedies which made him famous. In spite of that‚ it looks like his works remain only a reflection of his great mind. He was always fascinated by the public - for his work he needed immediate reaction. Probably he was a better storyteller than writer. Nevertheless‚ Oscar Wilde was a very talented student‚ with great memory. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin and later on in Oxford
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Oscar Wilde and His Dandies ——Taking The Importance of Being Earnest as example Abstract: Oscar Wilde (1854---1900) was the outstanding playwright‚ novelist‚ essayist‚ and poet at the end of 19th century. He devoted himself to the “Art for Art’s Sake” movement‚ and had influenced the British literary field for the whole century. One of his most distinguishing writing features is dandies in his works. This article here‚ divided into three parts‚ introduces and analyzes the truth of the Wildean
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Oscar Wilde as Dorian Gray ‘I have put too much of myself in it’ (Wilde 12)‚ commented Basil Hallward‚ a fictional artist‚ about his newly completed masterpiece. Just like Oscar Wilde‚ the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890‚ revised 1891)‚ who put so much of his life into his novel; his experience‚ surroundings‚ and the global happenings of his time‚ strongly influenced the production of the speculative‚ philosophical‚ gothic novel. The author’s homosexuality‚ the ridiculous social standards
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Oscar Wilde was born on October 16‚ 1854. He was an Irish playwright and his literary works were viewed as clever. His father’s name was William Wilder and his mother was Jane Francesca Elgee. He had 2 brothers and 3 sisters. 3 of his siblings were his father’s prior to marrying Jane. Wilde excelled in school and earned prizes in drawing and classics courses. When he was 30 years old‚ married Constance Lloyd and fathered 2 sons‚ Cyril and Vyvyan. Over the course of his lifetime‚ Wilde wrote several
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Crisis 1 Identity Crisis Have you ever noticed that there is a common and constant theme to each author’s style of writing? For instance‚ Shakespeare’s fascination with heroines‚ and Sylvia Plath’s belief that death was beautiful. Oscar Wilde’s main interest involves double lives. The concept of double lives is shown in real life based on the fact that we never show people who we really are. Wilde himself lived a double life which leads to a series of unfortunate events. His work that exposed his life
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THE TRAGIC MODE IN OSCAR WILDE’S FAIRY TALES DÉBORAH SCHEIDT‚ Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa ABSTRACT: In this paper we examine the articulation of the tragic mode in Oscar Wilde‟s collection of fairy tales The Happy Prince and Other Stories‚ especially in “The Young King”‚ “The Selfish Giant” and “The Birthday of the Infanta.” By “tragic mode” we mean‚ in this context‚ the vestiges left by Greek tragedy and its development‚ the Elizabethan tragedy‚ in a piece of nineteenth century fiction
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