Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. He was born in Ireland in 1854.

In his lifetime he wrote nine plays, one novel, and numerous poems, short stories, and essays.

Wilde was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes, and certainly was not known for his moral behavior. This doctrine is most clearly summarized in the phrase ‘art for art’s sake’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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