Oscar Wilde Study Guide consists of approx. 49 pages of summaries and analysis on Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann. Browse the literature study guide below:
Oscar Wilde comes into this world on October 16, 1854. His mother is a tall woman who is an ardent supporter of Irish nationalism, which calls for the creation of an Irish nation separate from England. She changes her name from Jane Elgee to Speranza Francesca Wilde after marrying Oscar's father, William Robert Wilde. Oscar's mother loves to create a sensation with her flashy clothing, sharp wit, and extravagant ways. His father is an eye doctor who achieves very much in his field, and in effect creates the medical discipline. He shares his wife's interest for an independent Ireland. (
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Chapter 1, Toil of Growing Up Chapter 2, Wilde at Oxford Chapter 3, Rome and Greece Chapter 4, An Incomplete Aesthete Chapter 5, Setting Sail Chapter 6, Declaring His Genius Chapter 7, Indoctrinating America Chapter 8, Countering the Renaissance Chapter 9, Two Kinds of Stage Chapter 10, Mr. and Mrs. Wilde Chapter 11, Disciple to Master Chapter 12, The Age of Dorian Chapter 13, Hellenizing Paris Chapter 14, A Good Woman, and Others Chapter 15, A Late Victorian Love Affair Chapter 16, Sailing into the Wind Chapter 17, 'I Am the Prosecutor in This Case' Chapter 18, Doomed Deferred Chapter 19, Pentonville, Wandsworth, and Reading Chapter 20, Escape from Reading Chapter 21, Prisoner at Large Chapter 22, The Leftover Years
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