Oscar Wilde
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| '''Oscar Wilde''' ([[October 16]], [[1854]] – [[November 30]], [[1900]]) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[playwright]], [[novelist]], [[Irish poetry|poet]], and [[short story]] writer primarily known for his novel ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''. | '''Oscar Wilde''' ([[October 16]], [[1854]] – [[November 30]], [[1900]]) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[playwright]], [[novelist]], [[Irish poetry|poet]], and [[short story]] writer primarily known for his novel ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''. | ||
| - | Known for his barbed [[wit]], he was one of the most successful playwrights of late [[Victorian Era|Victorian]] [[London]], and one of the greatest [[Celebrity|celebrities]] of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of [[hard labour]] after being convicted of the offence of "[[gross indecency]]". The scholar [[H. Montgomery Hyde]] suggests this term implies [[homosexuality|homosexual]] acts not amounting to [[buggery]] in British legislation of the time. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | Known for his barbed [[wit]], he was one of the most successful playwrights of late [[Victorian Era|Victorian]] [[London]], and one of the greatest [[Celebrity|celebrities]] of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of [[hard labour]] after being convicted of the offence of "[[gross indecency]]". The scholar [[H. Montgomery Hyde]] suggests this term implies [[homosexuality|homosexual]] acts not amounting to [[buggery]] in British legislation of the time. {{GFDL}} |
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- "I never read a book I must review, it prejudices you so." --Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer primarily known for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of hard labour after being convicted of the offence of "gross indecency". The scholar H. Montgomery Hyde suggests this term implies homosexual acts not amounting to buggery in British legislation of the time.
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