oscar wilde

TIMELINE ABOUT OSCAR WILDE

  • Dublin

    Dublin

    Born in Dublin
  • Dublin

    Dublin

    Enter in the Trinity College,Dublin.
  • Period: to

    Oxford

    Attend Magdalen College, Oxford. This stage supposes for a conflict between the philosophies and also between heterosexuality and homosexuality. It is distinguished by its clothing and behavior.
  • Prize

    Prize

    He won the Newdigate award for the poem
  • Verse

    Verse

    He publishes his first work in verse.
  • United States

    United States

    The conference tour of the United States is a great personal success. His first theatrical production, Vera, is a failure.
  • Wedding

    Wedding

    He marries Constance Lloyd
  • Shakespeare

    Shakespeare

    Publish an essay on Shakespeare's sonnets
  • Lippincott's Magazine

    Lippincott's Magazine

    The portrait of Dorian Gray is published serialized
  • Essays and books

    Essays and books

    Publish several essays and three books demonstrating diverse interests
  • Lady Windermere's fan

    Lady Windermere's fan

    Enjoy great popular success
  • The jail

    The jail

    Wilde sues Douglas's father, but dismisses the lawsuit. The accusatory evidence of him is made public, leading to Wilde's arrest for a homosexual offense. After a null trial, Wilde is found guilty of homosexuality in a second trial. The sentence sentences him to two years of forced labor. Such a conviction leads to bankruptcy and public humiliation.
  • The jail

    The jail

    In prison, writes De Profundis
  • The jail

    The jail

    He publishes his well-known poem Ballad of the Reading Jail
  • Died

    Died

    dies of cerebral meningitis