- 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.
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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