OSCAR WILDE
Wilde was an Anglo-Irish novelist,
playwright, poet and critic, and a celebrity in late 19th century London.
Oscar
Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. His
father was a successful surgeon and his mother a writer and literary hostess.
Wilde was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford. After
he graduated, he moved to London to pursue a literary career.
A
first volume of his poetry was published in 1881 but as well as composing
verse, he wrote fairy stories and published a novel 'The Picture of Dorian
Gray' (1891). His greatest talent was for writing plays, and he produced a
string of extremely popular comedies including 'Lady Windermere's Fan' (1892),
'An Ideal Husband (1895)' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1895).
He married Constance Lloyd in 1884 and
they had two sons. He spent the rest of his life in Europe, publishing 'The
Ballad of Reading Gaol' in 1898. He died in Paris on 30 November 1900.
Some quotes:
"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes" Oscar Wilde
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead" Oscar Wilde
Information retrieved from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wilde_oscar.shtml on October 23rd, 2016
Image retrieved from: http://www.venamimundo.com/GrandesPersonajes/Wilde.html
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