Quick Facts About Oscar Wilde
- Born
- October 16, 1854
- Died
- November 30, 1900
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Essayist
- Notable works
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Known for
- The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Canterville Ghost, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Soul of Man under Socialism
- Spouse
- Constance Lloyd
About Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s. He was a key figure in the emerging Aestheticism movement of the late 19th century and is widely regarded the greatest playwright of the Victorian era. Wilde is best known for his Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), his epigrams, plays and bedtime stories for children, as well as his criminal conviction in 1895 for gross indecency and for practicing homosexual acts.
Biography source:
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