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- 1. OSCAR WILDECultural Effects on Creativity
- 2. Introduction to Oscar Wilde Born in Dublin Ireland in 1854 Wrote; plays, essays, poems and a novel Married with children but lost contact with his family when he was outed as a homosexual Was sentenced to two years of imprisonment on charges of sodomy and indecency Died in exile in 1900, one year after his release.
- 3. Oscar Wilde is Born 1854 Wilde graduates from Oxford 1878 Wilde publishes his first book, a collection of poems 1881 Wilde begins his American lecture tour 1882 U.K lecture tour 1883 Wilde marries Constance Lloyd 1884 Son’s Cyril and Vyvyan are born 1885/1886 Wilde is hired to revitalizes the magazine Women’s World 1887 Wilde publishes a collection of fairy tales 1888 Wilde publishes his first novel as well as a collection of short stories 1891 Theatrical Success 1893 Wilde receives the Calling Card 1895 Wilde’s trial begins 1895 1895 Oscar is sentenc- ed for two years. Oscar Wilde is release from Jail 1897 Oscar Wilde dies 1900 Oscar Wilde’s Timeline
- 4. Wilde’s Literature The Picture of Dorian Gray was Oscar Wilde’s first and only novel. He was wildly known for his essay tours which took place in both Europe and North America He was the writer of many plays, including The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
- 6. Cultural Effects on Creativity Oscar Wilde was oppressed by his society because he was gay Wilde mocked his society in The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde’s imprisonment affected his work
- 7. CITATIONS Uncredited, “Oscar Wilde – Biography” The European Graduate school, 1997, Web, http://www.egs.edu/library/oscar-wilde/biography/ Shmoop Editorial Team. "Oscar Wilde." Shmoop.com . Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 24 Jul. 2014 Coulhart, John. “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, Feuilleton, 27 Feb 2006 Carter, Jon. Berkow, Jordan ed. "The Picture of Dorian Gray Themes". GradeSaver, 06 December 2005 Web. 24 July 2014. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Picture of Dorian Gray.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 15 Jul. 2014.