![]() ![]() ![]() The 19th century was a time of rapid change in England. Wilde left England following his release from prison but never truly recovered from the ordeal, dying in Paris in 1900. ![]() An ill-fated romance with Lord Alfred Douglas culminated in charges of "gross indecency," and Wilde was sentenced to two years' hard labor in 1895. Though married since 1884 to Constance Lloyd, Wilde had pursued several affairs with men throughout the 1880s and 90s. His literary career began in 1881 with the publication of a volume of poetry but did not gain traction until the late 1880s it was during this period that Wilde, drawing in part on the Irish folklore he had learned from his mother, wrote a collection of fairy tales that included "The Nightingale and the Rose." Wilde's success peaked in the early 1890s with works like The Picture of Dorian Gray, but scandal soon overshadowed his writing. Wilde moved to London after completing his studies, where both his wit and his views on "art for art's sake" quickly attracted a following. ![]() Under her influence, Wilde developed an appreciation for art and won academic scholarships first to Trinity College and later to Oxford. Now famous as much for his personal life as for his literary contributions, Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 in Dublin to Sir William Wilde and Jane Francesca Elgee, who was herself a poet. ![]()
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