The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

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<p>Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford. He later lived in London and married Constance Lloyd there in 1884. Wilde was a leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His only novel, <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i>, was first published in <i>Lippincott's Monthly Magazine</i> in 1890. He published a revised and expanded edition in 1891 in response to negative reviews which criticised the books immorality. Wilde became famous through of the immense success of his plays such as <i>Lady Windemere's Fan</i> (1892), <i>An Ideal Husband</i> (1895) and <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> (1895).</p><p>In 1985, after a public scandal involving Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, he was sentenced to two years' hard labour in Reading Gaol for 'gross indecency'. His poem <i>The Ballad of Reading Gaol</i> was based on his experiences in prison and was published in 1898. After his release, Wilde never lived in England again and died in Paris on 30 November 1900. He is buried in P Lachaise cemetery.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781784871529

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 128 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd