Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde:
 Oscar Wilde can be seen rich and dramatic
portrayal of the human condition came
during the heightest period of the Victorian
Era, in London, 19th century.
 Wilde wrote many short stories such as ‘The
happy Prince’ and ‘Crime of Lord Arthur
Saville’, plays such as ‘Salomé’ and poems
that continue to inspire millions of people
around the world.
Victorian Era:
Oscar Wilde:
 Oscar Wilde was Irish,
from a Protestant family,
and he won a scholarship
to attend the Oxford
University, England.
Oscar Wilde:
 His most famous work is the novel ‘The
picture of Dorian Gray’, which is the only
novel he wrote.
 Wilde was sued by Lord Alfred Douglas, after
the publication of the ‘The picture of Dorian
Gray’, because the novel was considered by
him as immoral, Lord Alfred Douglas was
convicted that Wilde had immoral acts with
boys.
 Oscar Wilde died of a severe attack of
meningitis, in 1900.
The league of extraordinary gentlemen
Oscar Wilde:
 I watched a play about the
time when Wilde was in
prison, ‘The passion
according to Oscar Wilde’.
 I enjoyed it so much, the
actor played a monologue
beautifully. I haven’t had
read from Oscar Wilde, and
then I was interested and
researched about.
Cast of Crime of Lord
Arthur Saville
The end.