OSCAR WILDES “The picture of Dorian Gray”
Oscar Wilde was a very popular Irish author, poet and a play writer, best known for his book “The Picture Of Dorian Gray”. Born on the 16th of October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland, to Robert Wilde and Jane Francesca Wilde, he turned out to be a quick-witted kid like his parents. His father was a well-known doctor, earned the title of ‘Sir’ for his work as a medical advisor. His mother, Jane Francesca, was a writer who used to write under the pseudonym ‘Seranza’. Throughout his school, college and university years, he excelled and earned scholarships at every point. He went to Trinity College and afterwards to Oxford University. During those years, he developed interest in classics. He was inspired by his university professors and they were the reason he started following the aesthetic movement. He did some unique work in poetry, playwriting, fictional and factual writing. One of his best work include “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” …show more content…
The term homosexuality was coined during the Victorian period in the 19th century. it is a hybrid between a Greek and a Latin word (`homo` meaning `same` `sexualis` meaning `relating to two sexes`). Before the Victorian era (1837-1901), people`s sexual orientation was considered a personal matter. There was a gradual increase in homosexuality during the period. Even though there was a law stating that there should be no ‘indecency’ but the law was just on a public level. It was until 1885 when it was considered a criminal offence on a private level. There were two reasons for these laws, first one was that it was against the religion and second, there was a constant increase in male becoming homosexuals. One of the homosexual icons of that time was Oscar Wilde, who was a pro-aestheticism supporter. His charges against the Queensberry of Marquess backfired and he was imprisoned in 1886, a year after the law was
Oscar Wilde was a very popular Irish author, poet and a play writer, best known for his book “The Picture Of Dorian Gray”. Born on the 16th of October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland, to Robert Wilde and Jane Francesca Wilde, he turned out to be a quick-witted kid like his parents. His father was a well-known doctor, earned the title of ‘Sir’ for his work as a medical advisor. His mother, Jane Francesca, was a writer who used to write under the pseudonym ‘Seranza’. Throughout his school, college and university years, he excelled and earned scholarships at every point. He went to Trinity College and afterwards to Oxford University. During those years, he developed interest in classics. He was inspired by his university professors and they were the reason he started following the aesthetic movement. He did some unique work in poetry, playwriting, fictional and factual writing. One of his best work include “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” …show more content…
The term homosexuality was coined during the Victorian period in the 19th century. it is a hybrid between a Greek and a Latin word (`homo` meaning `same` `sexualis` meaning `relating to two sexes`). Before the Victorian era (1837-1901), people`s sexual orientation was considered a personal matter. There was a gradual increase in homosexuality during the period. Even though there was a law stating that there should be no ‘indecency’ but the law was just on a public level. It was until 1885 when it was considered a criminal offence on a private level. There were two reasons for these laws, first one was that it was against the religion and second, there was a constant increase in male becoming homosexuals. One of the homosexual icons of that time was Oscar Wilde, who was a pro-aestheticism supporter. His charges against the Queensberry of Marquess backfired and he was imprisoned in 1886, a year after the law was