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   Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde [a] (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s.

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   Jun 17, 2024 · Oscar Wilde (born October 16, 1854, Dublin, Ireland—died November 30, 1900, Paris, France) was an Irish wit, poet, and dramatist whose reputation rests on his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), and on his comic masterpieces Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

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   Aug 16, 2023 · Author Oscar Wilde was known for his acclaimed works including 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' as well as his brilliant wit, style and infamous...

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   Jul 8, 2021 · One of the most popular and controversial literary figures of the 19th century, Oscar Wilde was a celebrated playwright, poet and novelist, famous for his satire and sharp wit. He was an unconventional figure of his day, well known for his colourful and flamboyant style both in prose and in dress.

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › historic_figures › wilde_oscarBBC - History - Historic Figures: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

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   Learn about the life and works of Oscar Wilde, an Anglo-Irish writer and celebrity of the late 19th century. Find out how he was jailed for his homosexuality and his legacy in literature and culture.

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   Who is Oscar Wilde?

   • Professor of English, Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Editor of Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890's; Oscar Wilde: The Critical Heritage.

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   What humour does Oscar Wilde have?

   • Mr Oscar Wilde has decorated a humour that is Gilbertian with innumerable spangles of that wit that is all his own". The Importance of Being Earnest remains his most popular play. Wilde's professional success was mirrored by an escalation in his feud with Queensberry.

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   Who was Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde?

   • Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. His father, William Wilde, was an acclaimed doctor who was knighted for his work as a medical advisor for the Irish censuses. William later founded St. Mark's Ophthalmic Hospital, entirely at his own personal expense, to treat the city's poor.

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   Where was Oscar Wilde born and raised?

   • Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and at Magdalen College, Oxford, and settled in London, where he married Constance Lloyd in 1884.

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10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oscar_Wilde_bibliographyOscar Wilde bibliography - Wikipedia

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    This is a bibliography of works by Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), a late-Victorian Irish writer. Chiefly remembered today as a playwright, especially for The Importance of Being Earnest, and as the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray; Wilde's oeuvre includes criticism, poetry, children's fiction, and a large selection of reviews, lectures and ...

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    Learn about the life, works, and legacy of Oscar Wilde, the Irish writer and wit who was famous for his comic plays and novels. Find out how he was persecuted for his homosexuality and exiled to France, where he died in 1900.