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An Introduction To Oscar Wilde

 

Page of Wilde related links and resources.

Oscar Wilde 

Irish playwright, poet, author and wit Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 16/10/1854 to Sir William Wilde and Jane Francesca Elgee (Speranza). He died in Paris in 1900.

Select Bibliography

Poetry

* Ravenna
* Poems
* The Sphinx
* The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Plays

* Vera; or, The Nihilists
* The Duchess of Padua
* Salomé (French version)
* Lady Windermere's Fan
* A Woman of No Importance
* Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act: Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde by Lord Alfred Douglas with illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley
* An Ideal Husband
* The Importance of Being Earnest
* La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy Fragmentary.

Prose

* The Canterville Ghost
* The Happy Prince and Other Stories
* Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
* Intentions
* The Picture of Dorian Gray
* A House of Pomegranates
* The Soul of Man under Socialism
* De Profundis
* The Rise of Historical Criticism
* The Letters of Oscar Wilde

 


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Oscar Wilde on Amazon 

Selection of Wilde books available on Amazon

The Importance of Being Earnest

Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 07/09/2008)

The Importance of Being Earnest (Dover Thrift Editions)

Amazon Price: $1.50 (as of 07/09/2008)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Amazon Price: $4.95 (as of 07/09/2008)

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Literary Touchstone

Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 07/09/2008)

 


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Oscar Wilde (Wikipedia) 

'Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde' (16 October, 1854 ? 30 November, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest''. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of the offence of "gross indecency" with other men. He died in exile.

A small selection Wilde quotes..... 

'I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.'

'Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes'

'A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world'

'Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.'

'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.'

'I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.'

'America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.'

'One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.'

The Green Fairy 


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Bosie Douglas 

Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 - 20 March 1945) was a poet, a translator and a prose writer, better known as the intimate friend and lover of the writer Oscar Wilde. Much of his early poetry was Uranian in theme, though he tended, later in life, to distance himself from both Wilde's influence and his own role as a Uranian poet.

 

Out of print, first editions and hard to find titles.


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Oscar Wilde Snaps 

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Pere- Lachaise 

Wilde's Resting Place

Père-Lachaise Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise) (officially, cimetière de lEst ?eastern cemetery?) is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France atNew York Times travel article (48 ha, 118.6 acres), although there are larger cemeteries in Paris suburbs.

Père-Lachaise is one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. Located in the 20e arrondissement, it is reputed to be the worlds most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the graves of those who have enhanced French life over the past 200 years. It is also the site of three Great War memorials.

Père-Lachaise is located on Boulevard de Ménilmontant. Métro station Philippe Auguste on line 2 is next to the main entrance, while the station called Père Lachaise, on lines 2 or 3, is 500 metres away near a side entrance. (Many tourists are reported to prefer the Gambetta station on line 3 as it allows them to enter near the tomb of Oscar Wilde and go downhill to visit the rest of the cemetery.)

 


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Wilde on You Tube 

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Google Blogs 

Oscar Wilde: Quote for July 9, 2008
Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would pr...
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Trace Of Wilde
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Wilde on eBay 

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Google Blogs 

Oscar Wilde: Quote for July 9, 2008
Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would pr...
Cameron Stewart - Anton Chigurh
chigurh. Further information on Cameron Stewart: cameron-stewart.com. Further information on Anton C...
What Is This Strange Feeling...?
oh... i think it might be optimism! i had the first rehearsal this evening for my new 10x10 and....u...
theatrelvr08 @ 2008-07-08T20:29:00
Hi... still feeling a bit down from yesterday's news, but otherwise all right. My allergies are gett...

 


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