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OSCAR WILDE & HIS FAIRYTALES

OSCAR WILDE & HIS FAIRYTALES. Liis Kristiin Vaher. ¤ Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde ¤ born in Dublin 16 October 1854 ¤ father Sir William Wilde , leading eye & ear surgeon, gifted writer ¤ mother Lady Jane Francesca Wilde , succesful poet & journalist

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OSCAR WILDE & HIS FAIRYTALES

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  1. OSCAR WILDE & HIS FAIRYTALES Liis Kristiin Vaher

  2. ¤Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde ¤ born in Dublin 16 October 1854 ¤ father Sir William Wilde, leading eye & ear surgeon, gifted writer ¤mother Lady Jane Francesca Wilde, succesful poet & journalist ¤educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Trinity College(1864-71), Trinity College, Dublin (1871-74) and Magdalen College, Oxford (1874-78).  ¤aesthetic movement ‘Art for Art’s Sake’ ¤1878 Newdigate prize for his poem ‘’Ravenna’’

  3. ¤1881 first collection of poetry – “Poems” ¤lectured in many countries ¤on May 24, 1884 married Constance Lloyd ¤had two sons Cyril and Vyvian ¤In 1888 he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, fairy-stories written for his two sons ¤1891 “Picture of Dorian Gray” ¤In 1891 Wilde began an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed 'Bosie'

  4. ¤ The Duchess of Padua  ¤ A Florentine Tragedy  ¤ An Ideal Husband  ¤ The Importance of Being Earnest ¤  Lady Windermere's Fan  ¤ Salome ·Vera; or, The Nihilists  ¤ A Woman of No Importance

  5. ¤were intended for a young audience but they also contain social overtones ¤ the criticism of the Victorian society ¤hopelessness of the lower classes ¤cruelty of the upper classes ¤rarely have a truly happy ending

  6. http://wilde.artpassions.net/

  7. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!

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