A Woman of No Importance And the Life of Oscar Wilde

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1. A Woman of No Importance And the Life of Oscar Wilde
2. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an extraordinary character,
3. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born
4. An accomplished student, Wilde attended some of
5. Under the tutelage of such eminent fine
6. Oscar Wilde’s first published works, the play
7. Wilde’s income was meager and always short
8. Finding SuccessIn 1887 Wilde became editor of
9. In 1891, Wilde was introduced to Lord
10. Alfred Douglas’ father, the Marquess of Queensbury,
11. Wilde sued the Marquess for libel, but
12. Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years’
13. A Woman of No ImportanceIn this play,
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an extraordinary character, a coveted party guest whose witty, urbane, irreverent, wise, generous, and kind presence was sought by many. Irish poet W.B. Yeats said, “the dinner

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Слайд 1A Woman of No Importance
And the Life of Oscar

Wilde

Слайд 2Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an extraordinary character, a coveted party

guest whose witty, urbane, irreverent, wise, generous, and kind presence

was sought by many.

Irish poet W.B. Yeats said, “the dinner table was Wilde’s event and made him the greatest talker of his time, and his plays and dialogues have what merit they possess from being an initiation, now a record, of his talk.”

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an extraordinary character, a coveted party guest whose witty, urbane, irreverent, wise, generous,

Слайд 3Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in

1854 to notable parents. His father, Robert Wills Wilde, was

a well-established surgeon (and womanizer) and his mother, Jane Francesca Elgee, wrote poetry under the name “Speranza.”

In this learned, if somewhat eccentric environment, Wilde was exposed to culture, drama and aesthetics.

Biography

Aesthetics = The study of beauty and art.

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 to notable parents. His father, Robert

Слайд 4An accomplished student, Wilde attended some of Dublin’s finest educational

institutions—the Protestant public school Portora Royal (1864) and Trinity College,

to which he won a scholarship in 1871. He later attended Magdalen College, Oxford.

Oscar Wilde at Oxford

An accomplished student, Wilde attended some of Dublin’s finest educational institutions—the Protestant public school Portora Royal (1864)

Слайд 5Under the tutelage of such eminent fine arts scholars as

John Ruskin and Walter Pater, Wilde developed his particular sense

of aestheticism. He affected a languishing air, wore eccentric clothes, grew his hair long, and often carried lilies or sunflowers.

How do you think Wilde was received by the public?

What modern-day celebrities have adopted a similar aesthetic?

Under the tutelage of such eminent fine arts scholars as John Ruskin and Walter Pater, Wilde developed

Слайд 6Oscar Wilde’s first published works, the play Vera; or, The

Nihilists and a collection of poetry called Poems received mixed

reviews.

In 1882, due to the growing popularity of Gilbert and Sullivan’s satirical opera, Patience, Wilde was invited to visit the United States on a lecture tour of the “decorative arts,” which was very successful.

Early Career

“It’s extraordinary how soon one gets known in London”

Oscar Wilde’s first published works, the play Vera; or, The Nihilists and a collection of poetry called

Слайд 7Wilde’s income was meager and always short of his extravagant

spending.

In 1884 he married Constance Lloyd, the beautiful young

daughter of a Dublin barrister, whose small fortune helped to rectify his financial difficulties.

Personal Life

Of course, their marriage would not be his most celebrated romance…

Wilde’s income was meager and always short of his extravagant spending. In 1884 he married Constance Lloyd,

Слайд 8Finding Success
In 1887 Wilde became editor of The Woman’s World,

a progressive magazine, and held that position for two years.

Wilde

garnered acclaim at first for his collections of stories and novels, and then for his great successes in theater. His final years were among his most prolific.

Finding SuccessIn 1887 Wilde became editor of The Woman’s World, a progressive magazine, and held that position

Слайд 9In 1891, Wilde was introduced to Lord Alfred Douglas, then

a student at Oxford and a handsome and spoiled young

man. The two quickly struck an intimate friendship and soon became lovers as well as literary collaborators.

A Scandalous Affair

In 1891, Wilde was introduced to Lord Alfred Douglas, then a student at Oxford and a handsome

Слайд 10Alfred Douglas’ father, the Marquess of Queensbury, outraged by his

son’s relationship with Wilde, went to the theater on opening

night intending to embarrass the playwright by tossing rotten vegetables onstage. Wilde caught wind of the plan and denied Douglas entrance. Four days later the Marquess sent an insulting card to Wilde’s club which read, “For Oscar Wilde, posing as somdomite [sic].”

What might be some of the social and professional implications of this event?

Total ruin nipped at the heels of Oscar Wilde’s most lauded success, The Importance of Being Earnest…

Alfred Douglas’ father, the Marquess of Queensbury, outraged by his son’s relationship with Wilde, went to the

Слайд 11Wilde sued the Marquess for libel, but during rigorous cross-examination

Wilde’s homosexuality was revealed. He was arrested and convicted of

committing “gross indecency.”

The Marquess’ charge is serious.
How do you think Wilde responded?

Wilde’s friends urged him to be prudent and leave the country for a while.

Wilde responded, “Prudent? How can I be that?
It would mean going backward. I must go as far as possible.”

Wilde sued the Marquess for libel, but during rigorous cross-examination Wilde’s homosexuality was revealed. He was arrested

Слайд 12Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years’ hard labor. After

his release he took up exile in Paris where he

died, lonely and penniless, of cerebral meningitis in November, 1900. De Profundis, a collection of his prison letters to Alfred Douglas, was published many years after Wilde’s death.