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Oscar Wilde and his fairy-tales by Susanna Paeväli. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde 16.10.1854 – 30.11.1900 Father was a doctor Mother was writer and a translator Very good student. married Constance Lloyd Had two sons 1895 imprisonned Exile Fluent in French and German.
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Oscar FingalO'Flahertie Wills Wilde • 16.10.1854 – 30.11.1900 • Father was a doctor • Mother was writer and a translator • Very good student
married Constance Lloyd • Hadtwosons • 1895 imprisonned • Exile • FluentinFrench and German
Typicalforhisfairy-tales: • Poor people • Unhappyendings • Death • Deepsenceofmoral • Critisingsociety
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories • The Happy Prince and Other Tales • A HouseofPomegranates
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories • Lord Arthur Savile's Crime • TheCantervilleGhost • The Sphinx Without a Secret • The Model Millionaire • The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales • The Happy Prince • The Nightingale and the Rose • The Selfish Giant • The Devoted Friend • The Remarkable Rocket
A HouseofPomegranates • The Young King • The Birthday of theInfanta • The Fisherman and his Soul • The Star-Child
reflect life’s joys and sorrows • beneathevery story lies a humanist • heroes are aesthetes love beauty • heroes change • suffering is ennobling • self-sacrifice is necessary • love, loyalty and friendship • tales are easy to read, vivid and lyrical.