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Oscar's birth
His full name was Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde and he was born in Dublin, Ireland. -
Portora Royal School
He left this school in 1871. -
Studies
Oxford during the 70s -
Trinity College
After studying in Enniskillen, he went to Dublin until 1874. -
Magdalen College
He went to this college until 1878 -
Newdigate Prize
He distingued himself also as a poet winning this prize with a long poem called Ravenna -
Poems
Wilde published this at his own expense. -
New York's lecture
Wilde agreed and said he has nothing to declare but his genius -
Wilde's return to Great Britain
After 12 months in America, he returned to lecture on his impressions -
Marriage with Constance Lloyd
Daughter of a prominent Irish barrister -
Cyril's birth
First son of Oscar and Constance -
Vyvyan's birth
Second son of Oscar and Constance -
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Romantic allegory -
Woman's world
He became the editor of Woman's World -
The Decay of Lying
He insisted in this essay -
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Gothic novel which was published in Lippincott’s Magazine, 1890, and in book form, 1891 -
Intentions
Previously published essays -
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
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A House of Pomegranates
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Lord Alfred Douglas
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Lady Windermere’s Fan
Comedy of manners, French drama -
The Importance of Being Earnest
A trivial comedy -
Entry into prison
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Wilde's released from prison
He inmediately went to France, hoping to regenerate him as a writer -
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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Oscar's death
He died of meningitis at the age of 46.