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From the Begining
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 wilde's life span
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school
oscar attends portora royal school -
education
he leaves portora royal and attendstrinity college in dublin, ireland. -
education
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). -
career
he wins a newdigate prize for Ravenna (poem) -
moving
After he graduated, he moved to Chelsea in London (1879) to establish a literary career. -
career success
oscar publishes his first collection of poetry. -
fails
lectures in united states & canada,, he writes his first play "vera" and wasnt successfull. -
fail
he then lectures in britain and ireland he writes his 2nd play; The duchess of pardue which was also unsuccessful -
oscar gets cuffed
he marries constance lloyd , daughter of wealthy Queen's Counsel Horace Lloyd -
settling
his first son cyril is born -
2nd child
Vyvyan was born -
supporter for the family
To support his family, Oscar accepted a job as the editor of Woman's World magazine, where he worked from 1887-1889. -
story maker
In 1888, he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, fairy-stories written for his two sons. -
the picture of dorian gray was published
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. -
affairs
In 1891, Wilde began an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed 'Bosie', who became both the love of his life and his downfall. -
rising to success
His first successful play, Lady Windermere's Fan, opened in February 1892. -
divorce
Wilde's marriage ended in 1893 -
successful career
a woman of no importance -
an ideal husband play is another success
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Writes his best known poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol. His wife, Constance, dies
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death
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. -
tradition born
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. -
no more kisses
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.
