Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Research on "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Everyone will research and post the following for 3rd marking period Blog as we are about to embark on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • Aestheticism: a 19th century movement that advocated art for "art's sake"
  • Decadents: Being in a state of decline or decay
  • Victorianism: the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.
Biography on Oscar Wilde.
Born: October 16, 1854
Wilde's education:
Portora Royal School[ Enniskillen, County Fermanagh] (1864-71)
Trinity College [Dublin] (1871-74)
Magdalen College[ Oxford](1874-78)
Married: Constance Lloyd
Children: Two sons
Lovers: Lord Alfred Douglas
Crimes/Arrests: He was incarcerated for two years for his homosexual relationship (Sodomy).
Tragedies:
Death of wife: 1898
Literary Works:
Lady Windermere's Fan
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A Woman of No Importance
An Ideal Husband
His Death: November 30, 1900
Any particular quotes that you like:
"A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction. "- Oscar Wilde

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