Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. he attended OSCAR WILDE the trinity College, he was sent to Oxford where he got a degree on classics. he was influenced by the art critic John Ruskin And became a disciple of Walter Pater who Was the teoric of...
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Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. he attended OSCAR WILDE the trinity College, he was sent to Oxford where he got a degree on classics. he was influenced by the art critic John Ruskin And became a disciple of Walter Pater who Was the teoric of asceticism, wilde accepted the theory of ‘ Art for art's sake’’. In 1878 he moved to London where he became a celebrity for his extraordinary style of dress as a ‘dandy’. In 1881 he was invited to a speaking tour in the United states for some lectures; he amazed the American public. in New York he told reporters that asceticism was a search for the beautiful; Paintings, sculpture and poetry which were simply different forms of the same truth. the tour was successful for Wilde who became famous for his irony, his attitude and his posing. in 1883 When he returned in Europe he married Constance lloyd, the had 2 children.
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