The Life and Literary Career of Oscar Wilde: A Tragic Downfall, Schemi e mappe concettuali di Inglese

Scarica The Life and Literary Career of Oscar Wilde: A Tragic Downfall e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! 1875 His first poem was published. 1882 and 1883 He give lessons at university in New York, France and England. 29th May 1884 He married Constance Lloyd in London. Two years after "began that course of conduct which was to lead to his downfall in 1895". | The "conduct" referred to was his openly homosexual lifestyle which, at the time, was regarded as unacceptable. 1890 Literary world sat up and took notice of Wilde as a serious writer when he published The Picture of Dorian Gray. 1891 He had met a good-looking young man named Lord Alfred Douglas. This man would lead him to his spectacular downfall within four years. March 2nd, 1895 Queensbury (father of Alfred Douglas) was arrested after Wilde complained of criminal libel. The case went to court but collapsed after it was revealed that Queensbury’s comments were not lies but the truth. 1897 His release, he went to live in France but, poor and broken by his experience. Three years later, in 1900 Died. This was the start of a very productive five years of writing for Wilde, during which time he became both famous and rich. Wilde was immediately arrested for "committing indecent acts with other male persons". | He was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in prison with hard labour. C33 For a man who had always relied on his intellect rather than his athleticism, his time in prison hit him particularly hard. Was born: in Dublin, Ireland on October 16th, 1854. Death: in France, Paris on November 30th, 1900. Attended: Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, where he studied Classics.