Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, an acclaimed writer born on October 16, 1854, was born in Dublin, Ireland. William Wilde, Oscar's father, was 28 when he graduated as a doctor. William went on to study at Moorefield's Eye Hospital in London, where he wrote two books and was appointed medical advisor to the Irish Census of 1841. In the year of 1844, William founded St. Mark's Ophthalmic Hospital, and built energy at his own expense. William was also engaged in a previous marriage before Oscar's birth. Oscar's father had one other son (Henry), and two other daughters (Mary and Emily). Oscar's Mother, Jane Francesca Elgee, was a poet as well. She first gained attention in 1846 when she began writing revolutionary poems under the pseudonym (pen name) "Speranza" for a weekly Irish newspaper, "The Nation." In 1848, Ireland was in the midst of a deep famine and it became worse as the Year of Revolution began in Europe. As a result, the newspaper offices were raided and then closed. Jane went on to translate Wilhelm Meinhold's horror novel Sidonia the Sorceress. Much of Oscar's inspiration came from his mother's work in creating the English translation of Wilhelm Meinhold's writing.
Oscar attended the Portora Royal School at Enniskillen where he grew a passion for Greek and Roman literature. Wilde graduated in 1871, and proceeded to attend Trinity College in Dublin on a scholarship. As an undergraduate, Wilde received the Foundation Scholarship for placing first in his exams. Wilde graduated in1874. He received the Berkeley gold medal for being the top student in Greek. As well as receiving the Demyship scholarship for studying Greek even further at Magdalene College in Oxford. After graduating from Oxford, Wilde moved in with his friend Frank miles in London. That's where Wilde continued his passion for poetry, as well as publishing his first collection of writings in 1881 called Poems.
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Oscar Wilde essayist, dramatist, novelist, and poet was better known for his scandalous lifestyle than his literary theories and their execution in his dramas. ... This is what aesthetic authors such as Oscar Wilde try to portray in their non conventional works packed with comedy and tragedy such as and The Importance and Being Earnest. ... The poem is based on a real life murder and has been said that the idea came to Wilde while he was on the stand for his own crime (Alkalay-Gut), the crime of being a homosexual. ... Oscar Wilde hit the nail on the head when he said "Life is far too importa...
Oscar Wilde uses his play, The Importance of Being Earnest, as a way of showing how ridiculous the Victorian era's views were, especially its views on marriage. ... Oscar Wilde conveys this idiocy through wit and satire given in the lines of the characters. Oscar Wilde has two male characters in his play that want to change their names to Ernest in order to obtain the love of two ladies. ... To be married to someone is a life altering commitment that can't just be forgotten. ... Oscar Wilde was definitely brilliant in how he could criticize the nobles in his time with such humo...
Oscar Wilde is another victim of his own conscience. ... Oscar Wilde had a belief that everyone lived a double life. The author, Oscar Wilde portrays his life through his novel. ... Oscar Wilde himself hid his identity. ... Therefore the work of Oscar Wilde has been created through his real life experiences. ...
This is even demonstrated by the literature of our time and that of other era's, such as the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. ... "I don't know that I am much interested in your family life, Lane' "No sir; it's not a very interesting subject. ... In this passage from the play it is very clear that Wilde likes to give his characters some life, but however it seemed that he was giving the servants a bit too much, but nevertheless it does establish very well the position of those servants. ... In Oscar Wilde's play he seems to make almost a mockery of ...
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest shows how the lives of the upper class people were boring, only being concerned with manners and customs, and so perfectly earnest that it was almost inhuman. ... Marriage is seen as boring and a strain on a persons life. ... He is very much into living his life to have fun and be free and is totally against marriage. ... Oscar Wilde sense of humor is very sarcastic and amusing jokes given by all of the characters. ... "(1,p16) Oscar Wilde believed people hid their trivial lifestyles by creating an earnest image for themselves, and leadi...
