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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was one the main proponents of the idea of “art for art’s sake.” That is to say Wilde, a playwright, a poet, and a prose writer lived for the same beauty in life, which he tried to capture in his writing. A lot of Oscar Wilde’s work came to symbolize the decadence of the 1890s, the decade in which his life’s work truly flourished. Some of Wilde’s best-known works include The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

 


kierchehof

Very over-rated in the modern society. Yes, he was fascinating, yes, he wrote well, yes, Dorian Grey is an amazing character, but that's what most people see about Wilde. He is rarely examined in depth hence his true genius is never visible.
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• Review posted on 08/31/2004
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