Sir William Wilde was a renowned philanthropist and surgeon, Lady Jane was a poet and fierce supporter of the Irish Nationalist Movement. One critic sums up Wilde's life by saying, His story is like a vivid Victorian soap opera with shocking twists and turns in plot lines, taking in on the way love, hate, sex, treachery, fame, success, conspiracy, blackmail, dramatic courtroom scenes, prison, redemption and finally death (Marshall).īorn in Dublin, Ireland in 1854 Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was the second son of the eccentric Sir William and Lady Jane Wilde. Since his death in 1900, interest in Wilde's private life, particularly his sexuality, his criminal offences and his imprisonment, have never waned. Often, Wilde's art imitates his life, both are complex and insistently demand the audience's attention, and undoubtedly this dramatic demand is what fuels Wilde's legacy today. He published widely, often to critical acclaim, before his life combusted in a controversial trial for indecent homosexual activity – a trial that saw the ruin of Wilde's personal and professional success. But Wilde's legacy is not merely about his aesthetic, as his dramatic personal life has sometimes overshadowed his literary accomplishments. An accomplished journalist, poet, storyteller and playwright, Wilde is also well known as the leader of the Fin de siècle (end of the century) aesthetic movement that helped shape modern Britain. Oscar Wilde is one of the most widely recognized names in British literature. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF OSCAR WILDE
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