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Agnes Tael XIb. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde. 16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 an Irish writer and poet born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin attended Trinity College and Magdalen College Newdigate prize served as a playwright, novelist, poet, editor, and critique - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Agnes TaelXIb
• 16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900
• an Irish writer and poet• born at 21 Westland Row,
Dublin• attended Trinity College and
Magdalen College• Newdigate prize• served as a playwright,
novelist, poet, editor, and critique
• 1882 one year lecture tour in America
OSCAR FINGAL O'FLAHERTIE WILLS WILDE
• 1884 married• two sons• Lord Alfred• 1895 imprisonment for
homosexual offences• one of the greatest
playwrights during the Victorian Era.
PERSONAL LIFE
• collection of stories for children• first published in May 1888• most famous for The Happy Prince• convey an appreciation for charity,
compassion, love and beauty
The stories included in this collection are:• The Happy Prince• The Nightingale and the Rose• The Selfish Giant• The Devoted Friend• The Remarkable Rocket
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES
THE HAPPY PRINCE
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE
THE SELFISH GIANT
THE DEVOTED FRIEND
THE REMARKABLE ROCKET
• a collection of fairy tales• a second collection for
The Happy Prince and Other Tales in 1888
• "intended neither for the British child nor the British public.„
The stories in this collection:• The Young King• The Birthday of the
Infanta• The Fisherman and his
Soul• The Star-Child
A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
THE YOUNG KING
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA
THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SOUL
THE STAR-CHILD
Life is too important
to be taken
seriously!(Oscar Wilde)
SOURCES
• http://www.poemhunter.com/oscar-wilde/biography/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_House_of_Pomegranates• http://
html.rincondelvago.com/the-nightingale-and-the-rose-the-devoted-friend_oscar-wilde.html
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/I_want_a_brief_summary_of_the_story_the_happy_prince_by_oscar_wilde
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde• http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happy_Prince_and_Other_Tales• http://www.artpassions.net/wilde/young_king.html• http://www.artefabula.com/OW-02sc2.html