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Oscar Wilde is born
Oscar Wild is born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, the capital of Irlande -
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Portora Royal School
Oscar Wilde attend Portora Royal School, in Enniskillen -
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Trinity College
Oscar Wilde went, on successive scholarships, to Trinity College, in Dublin -
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Magdalen College
Oscar Wilde attend Magdalen College, in Oxford, which awarded him a degree with honours -
Newdigate Prize
Oscar Wilde win the coveted Newdigate Prize with a long poem, "Ravenna" -
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Aestheticism
Aestheticism is the rage and despair of literary London and Wilde
establish himself in social and artistic circles by his wit and flamboyance -
"Poems"
Oscar Wilde publish, at his own expense, "Poems", which echoed, too faithfully, his discipleship to others poets -
Lecture in the United States and Canada
Eager for further acclaim, Oscar Wilde agree to lecture in the United States and Canada, announcing on his arrival at customs in New York City that he had “nothing to declare but his genius.” -
Constance Lloyd
Oscar Wilde marry Constance Lloyd, daughter of a prominent Irish barrister -
Cyril Wilde
Oscar Wilde's son, Cyril, is born -
Vyvyan Wilde
Oscar Wilde's son, Vyvyan, is born -
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Woman's World
Oscar Wilde become editor of Woman's World -
" The Happy Prince and Other Tales"
Oscar Wilde publish "The Happy Prince and Other Tales", reveals his gift for romantic allegory in the form of the fayry tale -
"The Picture of Dorian Gray"
His only novel, " The Picture of Dorian Gray", is publish in this year. Oscar Wilde's reputation rests on this novel, which combined the supernatural elements of the gothic novel with the unspeakable sins of French decadent fiction -
"Lady Windermere’s Fan"
"Lady Windermere’s Fan" is a masterful comedy which demonstrated that this wit could revitalize the rusty machinery of French drama -
"Salomé"
Oscar Wilde publish his macabre play "Salomé". Also, an English translation appear in 1894 with Aubrey Beardsley’s celebrated illustrations -
Wilde's final plays
Oscar Wilde produce his final plays, "An Ideal Husband" and "The Importance of Being Earnest". In the latter, his greatest achievement, the conventional elements of farce are transformed into satiric epigrams -
Oscar Wilde is sentence
Wilde testify brilliantly, but the jury fail to reach a verdict. In the retrial he is found guilty and sentence to two years at hard labour -
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Oscar Wilde's imprisonment
He was the object of celebrated civil and criminal suits involving homosexuality and ending in his imprisonment -
Oscar Wilde is released
Wilde is released, a bankrupt, and immediately go to France, hoping to regenerate himself as a writer -
"The Ballad of Reading Gaol"
His only remaining work is "The Ballad of Reading Gaol", which
reveal his concern for inhumane prison conditions -
Oscar Wilde dies
He die of acute meningitis brought on by an ear infection. In his semiconscious final moments, he was received into the Roman Catholic Church, which he had long admired
