Oscar wilde

Oscar Wilde: life and works

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  • Wilde's birth

    Wilde's birth
    Oscar wilde was born in Dublin into a distinguished family

  • Education

    Education
    he entered Magdalen College at Oxford University when he heard lectures by Walter Pater

  • 1880

    1880
    He moved to London, became famous for his eccentricities

  • "The happy prince"

    "The happy prince"
    "The happy prince" appeared

  • "The picture of Dorian Gray"

    "The picture of Dorian Gray"
    "The picture of Dorian Gray" is published

  • "Lady Windermere's fan"

    "Lady Windermere's fan"
    "Lady Windermere's fan" was exremely successful

  • "A woman of no importance"

    "A woman of no importance"
    "A woman of no importance" appeared

  • "An ideal husband"

    "An ideal husband"
    "An ideal husband" was published

  • "The importance of being Earnest"

    "The importance of being Earnest"
    "The importance of being Earnest" appeared. Wilde was accused of omosexual behaviuor by his friend Lord Alfred Douglas's father and sentenced to two years in prison deserted by friends and admirers.

  • "De profundis"

    "De profundis"
    wilde was set free and went to live abroad,mostly in France wrote "De profundis", an apology for his life.

  • Death

    Death
    Wilde died in povery in France. Just before dying he had become a convert to the Roman Catholic faith.