William Wilde Essays

On October 16, 1854, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born to a well respected Irish family in Dublin. His father, Sir William Wilde, MD, was a highly acclaimed doctor and philanthropist. He was the leading oto-ophthalmologic surgeon in Ireland and was later knighted for his work. Despite all the accomplishments that William Wilde had achieved, his son viewed his mother as the greater remodel, Lady Jane Francesca Elgee. She was a poet who gained recognition as a prominent writer during the

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Oscar Wilde “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. He is the middle child of Sir William and Jane Wilde. Oscar is known for being a crazy character and his parents were no different. Sir William was the father of three children before his marriage to Jane. Oscar’s mother become somewhat infamous in 1846 when she wrote rebellious poems under the name “Speranza.” She was also one of Dublin’s most gossiped

Oscar Fingall O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an acclaimed Irish novelist, playwright, and poet, who was most remembered for his contribution to the aestheticism movement. Born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland, Wilde was the second son of William Wilde and Jane Francesca Elgee. His father, William, was a respected doctor and eye-surgeon in the Irish community, while his mother, Jane Francesca, was an Irish-nationalist involved in the Young Irelander Rebellion in 1848, and wrote under the pseudonym

To this day, Oscar Wilde is still a very talked about personality. In “Oscar Wilde’s Lasting Significance,” David Walsh wrote: it has proven difficult for artists and intellectuals of the most diverse persuasions to ignore him.” Historically speaking, Oscar Wilde, unlike other writers of his time, has been more distinguished because not only his witty writing style, satiric plays, and fearless exposure of social problems of the time, but because of his extreme aestheticism. He lived in a society

Oscar Wilde is an important literary inspiration of his time. During the late 1800s, Wilde was not necessarily respected and recognized as an exceptional man of his time. Wilde was often criticized and his work was critiqued heavily. Wilde endured many hardships in his lifetime, yet was still able to write dozens of poems, essays, plays combined. Wilde’s short story, “The Happy Prince,” exhibits an important development of characters in a tale initially meant for children. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. Born to William Wilde, an acclaimed doctor, and Jane Elgee, a skilled linguist and poet, it was quite fitting that Wilde grew up a very intelligent child. Wilde attended Portora Royal School at Enniskillen, where he fell in love with Greek and Roman studies. He was honoured top classics student in each of his last two years, and was awarded the Royal School Scholarship to attend Trinity College in Dublin. In 1972 he

Oscar Wilde On the 16th of October in 1854 Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born. His father William Wilde was a well known doctor whom was later knighted for his work as a medical advisor for the irish censuses. He would go on to found a hospital using his own money to fund the hospital's treatment of the city's poor. Wilde's mother Jane Francesca Elgee was a poet whom was closely associated with the “Young Irelander Rebellion” that happened in 1848. She was a skilled phonetic whose english

I. Background of the Author Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1854 to Sir William Wilde and Lady Jane Francesca Wilde. William was a valuable ear and eye surgeon, who wrote books on medicine, history, and poetry, while Oscar’s mother was known as “Sperenza,” and was a poet as well as a proponent for women’s rights and the independence of the Irish. Wilde attended Trinity College in Dublin, and later went to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied the classics

When the name Oscar Wilde is mentioned, most think of his great novel The Picture of Dorian Gray or his play The Importance of Being Earnest. Not everyone is aware of his scandalous personal life and the influence it had on his works. When he was alive, people were not able to look past his homosexuality to see his talent. Although the last years of his life were spent in shame, he has left a legacy in the literary world. Oscar Fingal O’ Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the sixteenth of October

Oscar Fingall O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born to Sir William Wilde and Jane Francisca Elgee Wilde on October 16th, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. His father was an esteemed surgeon and his mother was a writer of popular poetry. Wilde learned at Trinity College in Dublin for three years, attracting the attention of many with his works of literature. He later went to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he attracted colleagues to form a cult. The cult glorified youth and contradicted the beliefs of the Victorian

Oscar Wilde: A Literary Biography Among the canonized writers and poets from the Victorian age, perhaps none are more captivating nor controversial than the peculiar case of Oscar Wilde. Wilde was born October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland, to William Wilde, a successful medical practitioner, and Jane Elgee, an Irish poet who related closely to the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. His mother was also a successful English translator, and Wilde’s fondness for her work would influence his later writings

Known as a playwright, poet, and author Oscar Wilde was easily labeled as one of the most famous and talented artists of the Victorian era (1837-1901). In his lifetime he completed one novel, nine plays, many short stories and even more poems. Besides his obvious talent for literature, he was also infamous for his flamboyance, wit, and his homosexuality (Brdnik). Did Oscar Wilde’s sexual orientation play a role that eventually led to his downfall? Oscar was born in Dublin, Ireland on October

Modern day teens seem to have a definite attraction towards the idea of aestheticism in the world and how they can incorporate that into their daily life. As one reads Oscar Wilde, he describes how aestheticism enhances a lifestyle and makes it all the more vivacious. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom

things. Both Mary Shelley and Oscar Wilde believe that what makes a man a monster are his actions and his appearance as demonstrated by Frankenstein’s creation and Dorian Gray. The way that Victor Frankenstein’s

According to Encyclopedia Britannica ‘Social Status' means "The relative rank that an individual holds, with attendant rights, duties, and lifestyle, in a social hierarchy based upon honor or prestige." Fitzgerald was a curious character, he was one of the 20th century greatest writers. He is very well known for his great novel "The Great Gatsby", the man from Minnesota, born in November 24, 1896. He brought pride to his people and family all along to his death and it stills does. He published

The Awakening by Kate Chopin, is a highly acclaimed and controversial classic which is widely accepted as a big cornerstone for the women's movement. It can be said that such piece of literature helped lay some of the foundations for the political theory of feminism, and it suggested and inspired many women to seek their equality. This is mainly because the book itself explores the physical, emotional and mental state of Edna Pontellier, whose goal was to step out of the boundaries of a stereotypical

“The Possibility of Evil” and “The Truman Show” both explore how humane morals are easily traded for conniving manipulation until it backfires. In “The Possibility of Evil” the protagonist Ms.Strangeworth has absolutely no problem causing problems in other people’s lives when she sends them letters revealing secrets that are being hidden from them. This control she felt was easily done without regret until she got caught and someone attacked one of her prized possessions. In “The Truman Show” Christof

Innocence is a trait that disappears with experience; we are unable to earn it back once we have lost it. We often correspond innocence with the idea of adolescence and unknowing and experience with wisdom and maturity. This is true in all cases, we grow each and every day and have many experiences where we learn new and different things, but we can never unlearn what was already taught we can only forget. “The Blue Bouquet” by Octavio Paz portrays this idea of the personal journey from innocence

A mocking realism in a Hazard of New Fortunes: Isabel March as an example of incorrect realist observation and immorality. A Hazard of New Fortunes is a realistic novel written by the American novelist and literary critic William Dean Howells. This book was published in 1890. The story is about Basil March and his family who move to New York because of Basil's new job as an editor of a literary magazine called Every Other Week. In New York, Basil meets with the help of Fulkerson, the manager of