Epigrams, Phrases, and Philosophies

by Oscar Wilde

Overview

Oscar Wilde---the famous Irish poet, author, playwright and raconteur---was born in Dublin, October 15, 1856 and died in Paris, November 30, 1900. He wrote The Birthday of the Infanta, Vera, Poems, The Picture of Dorian Gray; The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Guido Ferranti, The Duchess of Padua, Intentions, Essays, Lord Arthur Savile's Crimes and Other Stories, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, The Importance of Being Earnest; and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410225009
Publisher:	University Press of the Pacific
Publication date:	10/19/2005
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly The Importance of Being Earnest, while his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874