OSCAR WILDE, THE IRISH BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT,STORYWRITER,POET AND NOVELIST, WAS BORN THIS DAY ON OCTOBER 16, 1856 IN DUBLIN,IRELAND !
WILDE IS AMONGST THE TOP MOST QUOTED MEN OF ALL TIME !
HIS WAS THE MASTERY OVER THE USE OF WIT,HUMOR AND SATIRE!
‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST’ IS HIS BEST KNOWN PLAY.‘THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’- THE ONLY NOVEL BY HIM,IS NOW CONSIDERED AS A CLASSIC.
‘ART FOR THE ART’S SAKE’ OR ‘BEAUTY FOR BEAUTY’S SAKE’ WAS THE MOTTO OF HIS ART !
Oscar Wilde Became One Of The Most Sought After Person In The Social Gatherings In London In 1890s !
He Penned Five Best Plays Concerned With The Social Ettiquettes And Social Lives Of Wealthy Class People Of London.
His Writings Are Marked With Wit and Humour And His Gift Of Epigrams Had Made Him The Most Successful Dramatist Of The Last Decade Of 19th-Century.
Wilde Also Penned Two Books Of Short Stories,One Book Of Literary Criticism,One Book Of Essays And A Long Poem, ‘READING ON GAOL’, Apart From His Earlier Book Of Poems,Plays And A Novel,’THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’.
As A Disciple Of Walter Pater And John Ruskin,WILDE Furthered And Advocated The AESTHETICISM and Had Delivered Hundreds Of Lectures On It In USA,BRITAIN,CANADA.
He Was Charged With Gross Misconduct On Account Of His Allegedly Homosexual Orientation And Was Sentenced For Two Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment.
After His Release From The Prison,WILDE WENT TO PARIS and Within A Year or so He Died At A Rather Young Age Of 46.
Through His Writings,OSCAR WILDE,Remains A Permanent Plus Abiding Presence In English Literature.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,OSCAR WILDE !
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