“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Born |
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
16 October 1854
Dublin, Ireland |
Died |
30 November 1900 (aged 46)
Paris, France |
Occupation |
Author, poet, playwright |
Language |
English, French |
Nationality |
Irish |
Alma mater |
Trinity College, Dublin; Magdalen College, Oxford |
Period |
Victorian era |
Genre |
Drama, short story, criticism, dialogue, journalism |
Literary movement |
Aestheticism |
Notable works |
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Picture of Dorian Gray |
Spouse |
Constance Lloyd (1884–98) |
Children |
Cyril Holland, Vyvyan Holland |
Relatives |
Sir William Wilde, Jane, Lady Wilde | | | | | | |
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills
Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories
and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms,
he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian
era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several
of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest.
As
the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a
dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after
being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was
released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never
returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
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