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Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer active in the Victorian era who is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of his time. He wrote nine plays, one novel, poems, short stories and essays. Wilde was known for his support of the Aesthetic movement which valued aesthetic beauty over moral themes, as summarized by the phrase "art for art's sake."
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- 1. Oscar Wilde
- 4. Fast Facts Birth name: Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Birth date: October 16, 1854 Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Nationality: Irish
- 5. Educated:Trinity College (Dublin) Magdalen College (Oxford) Occupation: Playwright, novelist, poet, editor, critic Period: Victorian era (1837–1901) Literary movement: Aestheticism
- 6. Father: Sir William Wilde (eye doctor) Mother: Jane Francesca Elgee (poet and journalist) Siblings: brother William, sister Isola Spouse: Constance Lloyd Children: two sons - Cyril and Vyvyan
- 8. Famous Works: The Picture of Dorian Gray (novel) The Importance of Being Earnest (play) The Ballad of Reading Gaol (poem)
- 12. • Died: November 30, 1900 (aged 46) in Paris, France • Resting place: Le Pére Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France
- 13. Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. In his lifetime he wrote nine plays, one novel, and numerous poems, short stories, and essays.
- 14. Wilde was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes. This doctrine is most clearly summarized in the phrase 'art for art's sake'.