Day 5 and 6

                          English Literature - Day 5 and 6

We are learning to understand the man behind the play... (the writer of "The Importance of Being Earnest)

Introduction

Today, we looked at Oscar Wilde, who was a famous and renowned poet and writer in Ireland. He wrote many popular plays like the "An Ideal Husband" and "The Importance of Being Earnest". Also a novel called "The Picture of Dorian Gray". (But the film adaptation was just named "Dorian Gray".

A Brief Biography (short notes)

Oscar Wilde was born on 16th October 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. His father, William Wilde was a highly-praised doctor and his mother, Jane Francesca Elgee was a poet (this may have encouraged him to become one). He had a very high economic strata.

 His occupation was a writer, poet and playwright during the Victorian Era. Wilde was a gay, as he also had a relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas (who was very snobbish and arrogant). It was unacceptable to tolerate gay couple at that time. So Douglas's father didn't approve his son's relationship with a renowned writer. Oscar wasn't happy with that and so he took the matter to the court and sued Douglas' father. Then, he won the case by showing Wilde's text, which shows attraction towards boys. Wilde was imprisoned for 2 years, then he stayed in Paris, where he united with Douglas. He died on 30th November 1990.

Famous Quotes:

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
"I can resist everything except temptation."
"America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up."
“BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY TAKEN”
“It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.”