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| Name: |
Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde | | Birth Date: |
October 16, 1854 | | Death Date: |
November 30, 1900 | | Place of Birth: |
Dublin, Ireland | | Place of Death: |
Paris, France | | Nationality: |
British | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, dramatist, poet |
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 Biography of Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
795 words, approx. 2.7 pages
 The British author Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was part of the "art for art's sake" movement in English literature at the end of the 19th century. He is best known for his brilliant, witty comedies. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, I... summary from source:
 Biography of Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Willis) Wilde
11412 words, approx. 38 pages
 Oscar Wilde as man and artist is a study of extremes and contradictions. He approached life empirically, as Walter Pater had taught him at Oxford, but the pupil determined to pursue sensation beyond art into life. Wilde insisted that the two greatest art... summary from source:
Biography of Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
9914 words, approx. 33 pages
] Together with George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde transformed British drama in the late nineteenth century by expressing a new, "modern" sensibility. By the mid nineteenth century, the British theater, though rich in various theatrical forms, such as vers...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Salome Information
800 words, approx. 3 pages
Salome (or in French: Salomé ) is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the...
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 The New York Observer Events for July 18, 2007
7/17/2007: 300 words, approx. 1 pages8 a.m. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation directors will meet at 1 Liberty Plaza. 8:30 a.m. The International Immigrants Foundation will host a lecture on immigrants transforming the consumer landscape at 7 W. 44th Street. 10 a.m. Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat will help launch the new... summary from source:
The New York Observer The Best Listener in America
10/9/2007: 1,032 words, approx. 3 pagesIn March 1978, when the country was still in the throes of discomania, New Yorker classical music critic Alex Ross bought his first LP: a recording of the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner’s 9th Symphony. He was 10 years old. Given that Mr. Ross didn’t discover... summary from source:
AP News Today in history - Jan. 22
1/22/2007: 545 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Sunday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2007. There are 343 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 22, 1917, President Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for "peace without victory." (By April, however, America also was...
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Richard Ellmann
7,609 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Ellmann traces the influence of Wilde's friendships with John Ruskin and Walter Pater on his Salomé.
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Critical Essay by Jason P. Mitchell
4,435 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Mitchell asserts that Wilde's diction in Salomé was borrowed from the Old Testament as well as the Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck.
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