Oscar Wilde Biography

Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Occup.Dramatist
FromIreland
BornOctober 16, 1854
DiedNovember 30, 1900
Aged46 years
Oscar Wilde was an Irish dramatist, author, author, and also poet that is widely regarded as one of the most crucial numbers in late 19th-century English literature. He was born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland, to a family of intellectuals.

Wilde attended Trinity University in Dublin, where he mastered his studies as well as won various awards for his writing. After graduation, he moved to London as well as started his literary career in earnest. In 1881, he published his initial collection of rhymes, "Poems", which was well received by doubters.

Wilde's very first play, "Vera; or, The Nihilists", was created in 1880, however it was his 1892 play, "Woman Windermere's Fan", that developed his reputation as a playwright. He went on to create several extra successful plays, consisting of "A Woman of No Significance" (1893), "A Perfect Husband" (1895), as well as "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895).

Wilde was also known for his wit and also his flamboyant personality, and he became a prominent number in London society. He was a prominent guest at celebrations as well as celebrations, and also he was often seen wearing flamboyant clothing as well as bring a lily or a sunflower.

In 1895, Wilde was publicly implicated of homosexuality, which was then a crime in England. He was arrested, tried, and punished to two years of hard labor. During his imprisonment, he wrote "De Profundis", a long letter to his fan, Lord Alfred Douglas, which was later on released as a publication.

After his release from prison in 1897, Wilde relocated to France, where he lived in hardship and also obscurity until his fatality on November 30, 1900, at the age of 46. He was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Despite his outrageous personal life as well as his unfortunate fatality, Wilde's jobs have sustained and continue to be commonly reviewed as well as researched today. His plays are recognized for their wit, satire, and also social commentary, as well as his stories, such as "The Photo of Dorian Gray" (1890), are considered standards of English literature. Wilde is remembered as a great author, a master of wit and also satire, and also a symbol of the excesses and misfortunes of the late Victorian age.

Our collection contains 167 quotes who is written / told by Oscar, under the main topics: Love - Art - Friendship - Food - Experience.

Related authors: Camille Paglia (Author), Mason Cooley (Writer), Walt Whitman (Poet), Henrik Ibsen (Poet), Dion Boucicault (Dramatist), Oliver Herford (Author), Lord Alfred Douglas (Poet), Olivia Wilde (Actress), Lord Alfred Douglas (Poet), Jude Law (Actor)

Frequently Asked Questions
  • Q: What was Oscar Wilde's cause of death?
    A: Cerebral meningitis
  • Q: Did Oscar Wilde have children?
    A: Yes, he had two sons.
  • Q: Who was the man who destroyed Oscar Wilde?
    A: Lord Alfred Douglas
  • Q: How old was Oscar Wilde?
    A: He became 46 years old
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167 Famous quotes by Oscar Wilde

Small: Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are
"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are"
Small: Children begin by loving their parents after a time they judge them rarely, if ever, do they forgive th
"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them"
Small: Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul
"Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul"
Small: To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"
Small: America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between"
Small: The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation
"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation"
Small: In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits
"In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience"
Small: The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast
"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast"
Small: Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people
"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"
Small: Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm
"Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm"
Small: He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends"
Small: The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you
"The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you"
Small: Men marry because they are tired women, because they are curious both are disappointed
"Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed"
Small: It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly
"It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly"
Small: All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. Thats his
"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his"
Small: Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead"
Small: Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about
"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about"
Small: It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned
"It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned"
Small: An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all
"An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all"
Small: An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him
"An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him"
Small: To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect
"To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect"
Small: Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious
"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious"
Small: Ambition is the last refuge of the failure
"Ambition is the last refuge of the failure"
Small: How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfect
"How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being"
Small: Be yourself everyone else is already taken
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken"
Small: Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes
"Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes"
Small: Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is wort
"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught"
Small: Why was I born with such contemporaries?
"Why was I born with such contemporaries?"
Small: There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose
"There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose"
Small: When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers
"When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers"
Small: There is always something infinitely mean about other peoples tragedies
"There is always something infinitely mean about other people's tragedies"
Small: This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last
"This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last"
Small: Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us
"Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us"
Small: Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative"
Small: To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness
"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness"
Small: Woman begins by resisting a mans advances and ends by blocking his retreat
"Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat"
Small: The basis of optimism is sheer terror
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror"
Small: No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating
"No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating"
Small: One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation
"One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation"
Small: Women are made to be loved, not understood
"Women are made to be loved, not understood"
Small: There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up
"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up"
Small: Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable
"Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable"
Small: Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit"
Small: I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train
"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train"
Small: I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simpl
"I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy"
Small: I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give ev
"I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything"
Small: Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes
"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes"
Small: Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds
"Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds"
Small: Biography lends to death a new terror
"Biography lends to death a new terror"
Small: No man is rich enough to buy back his past
"No man is rich enough to buy back his past"
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