November 28, 2007

The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Aestheticism: the acceptance of, artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary.

Decadents: Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.

Victorianism: the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.

Biography on Oscar Wilde:
Born: October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland
Wilde's education: Royal school scholar at Trinity College
, Magdalen College
Married: Constance Lloyd on May 29, 1884
Children: 2 Sons, Cyril (1885) and Vyvyan (1886)
Lovers: Frank Miles, Constance Lloyd (Wilde's wife), Robert Baldwin Ross, and Lord Alfred Douglas
Crimes/Arrests:
Tragedies:
Death of wife: Died of spinal surgery in 1898
Literary Works: -A Florentine Tragedy
-A Woman of No Importance
-An Ideal Husband, Salome

His Death:Died of cerebral meningitis, November 30, 1900 in Paris France.
Any particular quotes that you like:
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
"A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal."
"Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing."
"Illusion is the first of all pleasures."
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."



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