Oscar Wilde

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An Introduction To Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde better known as 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.

Oscar Wilde Select Blibiography

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

Oscar Wilde Books

Selection of Wilde books available on Amazon
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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.'

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NOW PLAYING: Byers Evans House Presents THE OSCAR WILDE EXPERIENCE thru 6/23
The world premiere of THE Oscar Wilde EXPERIENCE comes to the Byers-Evans House now through June 23rd. Adapted by Maggie Stillman, THE Oscar Wilde EXPERIENCE weaves its tale through his short stories, novellas, and poems.
From Wilde to Sissydude
This year's lineup ranges from a show about Oscar Wilde in prison to new works by Halifax's queer youth. The performances are for and by Halifax's lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer communities and their allies. Writer and performer Tanya ...
Everett goes Wilde with 'Happy Prince': Firth, Watson to co-star in biopic
Rupert Everett is making his directorial debut with the Oscar Wilde biopic "The Happy Prince," in which he will star alongside Colin Firth and Emily Watson. Everett, who stars as Wilde, also penned the script for the film, described as a comedy with ...
Drew University in Madison holds conference Friday, Saturday delves into Wilde
These competing characterizations will be explored by a two-day conference on the life and work of Oscar Wilde this Friday and Saturday at Drew University, 36 Madison Ave. The conference will feature 11 panels, some of which will run concurrently, ...

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Wilde News

NOW PLAYING: Byers Evans House Presents THE OSCAR WILDE EXPERIENCE thru 6/23
The world premiere of THE Oscar Wilde EXPERIENCE comes to the Byers-Evans House now through June 23rd. Adapted by Maggie Stillman, THE Oscar Wilde EXPERIENCE weaves its tale through his short stories, novellas, and poems.
From Wilde to Sissydude
This year's lineup ranges from a show about Oscar Wilde in prison to new works by Halifax's queer youth. The performances are for and by Halifax's lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer communities and their allies. Writer and performer Tanya ...
Everett goes Wilde with 'Happy Prince': Firth, Watson to co-star in biopic
Rupert Everett is making his directorial debut with the Oscar Wilde biopic "The Happy Prince," in which he will star alongside Colin Firth and Emily Watson. Everett, who stars as Wilde, also penned the script for the film, described as a comedy with ...
Drew University in Madison holds conference Friday, Saturday delves into Wilde
These competing characterizations will be explored by a two-day conference on the life and work of Oscar Wilde this Friday and Saturday at Drew University, 36 Madison Ave. The conference will feature 11 panels, some of which will run concurrently, ...

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Comments

  • dilipsvarma Aug 17, 2011 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    great author., among my favourites

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