Oscar Wilde - Wikipedia Oscar Wilde was born on 16 October 1854 [7] at 21 Westland Row, Dublin (now home of the Oscar Wilde Centre, Trinity College), the second of three children born to an Anglo-Irish couple: Jane, née Elgee, and Sir William Wilde
Oscar Wilde - Encyclopedia Britannica Oscar Wilde (born October 16, 1854, Dublin, Ireland—died November 30, 1900, Paris, France) was an Irish wit, poet, and dramatist whose enduring fame 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)
Oscar Wilde: Life, Works, and Legacy (Why He Still Captivates Readers . . . Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer best known for The Picture of Dorian Gray and witty plays like The Importance of Being Earnest He became a cultural icon for his flamboyant style, sharp humor, and fearless social critiques-qualities that still make his work relevant today
Oscar Wilde | The Poetry Foundation His lasting literary fame resides primarily in four or five plays, one of which—The Importance of Being Earnest, first produced in 1895—is a classic of comic theater His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), is flawed as a work of art, but gained him much of his notoriety
Biography - Oscar Wilde 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
Oscar Wilde Overview and Analysis | TheArtStory Oscar Wilde was a nineteenth-century Irish poet and playwright, one of the most influential and celebrated Associated with the Aesthetic Movement, he connected to the visual arts of his time, especially via Whistler and Ruskin
Oscar Wilde Biography - life, childhood, children, name, wife, school . . . The English author Oscar Wilde was part of the "art for art's sake" movement in English literature at the end of the nineteenth century He is best known for his brilliant, witty comedies including the play The Importance of Being Earnest and his classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray
The life of Oscar Wilde - British Heritage Travel Oscar Wilde is one of the most quotable writers of all time Here are his most famous quotes as declared throughout his life and works giving us the life of Oscar Wilde in his own words