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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in dublin, ireland.
Father: Sir William Wilde (eye doctor)
Mother: Jane Francesca Elgee (poet and journalist)
Siblings: brother William, sister Isola -
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oscar attends portora royal school
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he leaves portora royal and attendstrinity college in dublin, ireland.
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he goes to magdalen college in oxford after trinity college.While at Oxford, he became involved in the aesthetic movement and became an advocate for 'Art for Art's Sake' (L'art pour l'art).
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he wins a newdigate prize for Ravenna (poem)
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After he graduated, he moved to Chelsea in London (1879) to establish a literary career.
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oscar publishes his first collection of poetry.
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lectures in united states & canada,, he writes his first play "vera" and wasnt successfull.
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he then lectures in britain and ireland he writes his 2nd play; The duchess of pardue which was also unsuccessful
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he marries constance lloyd , daughter of wealthy Queen's Counsel Horace Lloyd
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his first son cyril is born
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Vyvyan was born
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To support his family, Oscar accepted a job as the editor of Woman's World magazine, where he worked from 1887-1889.
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In 1888, he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, fairy-stories written for his two sons.
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His first and only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was published in 1891 and received quite a negative response. This had much to do with the novel's homoerotic overtones, which caused something of a sensation amongst Victorian critics.
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In 1891, Wilde began an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed 'Bosie', who became both the love of his life and his downfall.
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His first successful play, Lady Windermere's Fan, opened in February 1892.
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Wilde's marriage ended in 1893
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a woman of no importance
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He spent the rest of his life wandering Europe, staying with friends and living in cheap hotels. He died of cerebral meningitis on November 30, 1900, penniless, in a cheap Paris hotel.
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The practice began in the late 1990s when a woman kissed Wilde’s tomb leaving a red lipstick print. Because people are easily influenced and deeply unhygienic, that one lip print started an unstoppable trend. The tomb was soon covered in red lips.
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On the occasion of the 110th anniversary of his death, his tomb in Paris’ famous Père Lachaise Cemetery has been restored and a new glass barrier erected around the monument to stop visitors from making out with it.
