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OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) Oscar-Wilde-nel-1882-dettaglio - Coggle Diagram
OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) 
LIFE
- 1854 He was born in Dublin
- He gained a first-class degree in Classics at the University of Oxford, where he distinguished himself for his eccentricity
- He became a disciple of Walter Pater, accepting the theory of Art for Art's Sake
- He moved to London where he became a dandy for his extravagant way of dressing
- 1890 his reputation was damaged since his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and his tragedy Salome' were considered immoral and obscene
- his social comedies were successful
- He was found guilty of homosexual practices, sentenced and imprisoned in Reading Gaol
- 1897 after being released he went to France, where he spent the rest of his life in poverty
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He was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London and one of the greatest celebrities of his days.
LITERARY WORKS
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Salome' (1893) the only tragedy, in French
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- 1898 The Ballad of reding Goal, a poem and his last published work
- 1905 De Profundis, a long letter to his life, written while imprisoned and published posthumously
His AESTHETICISM clashed with the didacticism of Victorian novels. He affirmed ‘my life is like a work of art’.
The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
Art is used only to celebrate beauty and the sensorial pleasures.