The Romani often referred to as gypsies have been a popular subject in media due to the many colorful stereotypes associated with the culture. First. Oscar Wilde Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Portrait by Napoleon Sarony. Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde 1. October 1. 85. 4 3. November 1. 90. 0 was an Irishwriter, poet and playwright. He wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the plays Salom, The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, and Lady Windermeres Fan. Wilde was bisexual. He was married, and had two children. His downfall came as a result of his affair with a younger man, Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde was an outstanding classical scholar, at Trinity College, Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford University. The_Ghost_of_Oscar_Wilde_5dC1f5NyOXi.jpg' alt='Oscar Wilde`S The Canterville Ghost Free Online' title='Oscar Wilde`S The Canterville Ghost Free Online' />In London, he worked as a journalist for four years. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant clothes, and glittering conversation, Wilde was one of the best known personalities of the day. It was his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which brought him full recognition. Then he turned to writing drama. He wrote Salom in French in Paris in 1. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1. Victorian London. At the height of his fame and successhis masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, was still on stage in LondonWilde sued his lovers father for libel. After a series of trials, Wilde was convicted of gross indecency with other men and sentenced to two years of hard labour in Reading Gaol jail. In prison he wrote De Profundis, a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to the British Isles. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, a long poem commemorating prison life. Living in a Parishotel, he was destitute, with little money and few friends. His last memorable words were My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has got to go. He died of cerebralmeningitis in Paris at the age of forty six. Wildes wife, Constance Lloyd, changed the family name to Holland after his conviction, and took the children to Switzerland. Two men in suits sit on a bench with their legs crossed. Wilde and his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, in 1. Wildes lover was the son of the Marquess of Queensbury, who was known for his outspoken atheism, brutish manner and creation of the modern rules of boxing. Queensberry, who feuded regularly with his son, confronted Wilde and Lord Alfred as to the nature of their relationship. In June 1. 89. 4, he called on Wilde at 1. Mad rambling and weird fictions Nonsense guaranteed A family of four podcasts from Mr Jim Moon Originally what was one show Hypnobobs is now a quartet the. This is Oscar Wildes tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance its tired ghost. The family which refuses. US Edition Designed for the classroom, this resource book spiral bound for easy photocopying contains activities and exercises to help the teaching of Macbeth. Wildes lover was the son of the Marquess of Queensbury, who was known for his outspoken atheism, brutish manner and creation of the modern rules of boxing. Works by or about Oscar Wilde bibliography in libraries WorldCat catalog Works by Oscar Wilde at Project Gutenberg Works by Oscar Wilde at LibriVox public domain. Oscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin now home of the Oscar Wilde Centre, Trinity College, the second of three children born to Sir William Wilde and Jane. Tite Street without an appointment, and said If I catch you and my son again in any public restaurant I will thrash youOn the 1. February 1. 89. 5, the Marquess left his calling card at Wildes club, the Albemarle, inscribed For Oscar Wilde, posing as a sodomite. Wilde, egged on by Douglas and against the advice of his friends, initiated a private prosecution against Queensberry, and had him arrested on a charge of criminal libel. Oscar Wilde`S The Canterville Ghost Free Online' title='Oscar Wilde`S The Canterville Ghost Free Online' />As sodomy was then a crime, Queensberrys note amounted to a public accusation that Wilde had committed a felony, forming the legal basis for libel charges. Queensberry could avoid conviction for libel only by demonstrating that his accusation was, in fact, true. In his opening speech for the defence, Counsel for Queensbury, Edward Carson, announced that he had found several male prostitutes who were to testify that they had sex with Wilde. On the advice of his lawyers, Wilde then decided to drop the libel prosecution against Queensberry. Queensberry was found not guilty, as the court declared that his accusation that Wilde was posing as a sodomite was justified, true in substance and in fact. Under the Libel Act 1. Queensberrys acquittal rendered Wilde legally liable for the considerable expenses Queensberry had incurred in his defence, which left Wilde bankrupt. After Wilde left the court, a warrant for his arrest was applied for on charges of sodomy and gross indecency. Friends found Wilde at a hotel they advised him to go to Dover and try to get a boat to France. His mother advised him to stay and fight like a man. Wilde was duly arrested and then imprisoned on remand at Holloway, where he received daily visits from Douglas. Events moved quickly. His prosecution opened on the 2. April 1. 89. 5 and Wilde pleaded not guilty. He had already begged Douglas to leave London for Paris, and Douglas fled to the Hotel du Monde. Under cross examination Wilde was at first hesitant, then spoke eloquently Charles Gill prosecuting What is the love that dare not speak its nameWilde The love that dare not speak its name in this century is such a great affection of an elder for a younger man as there was between David and Jonathan, such as Plato made the very basis of his philosophy, and such as you find in the sonnets of Michelangelo and Shakespeare. It is that deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect. It dictates and pervades great works of art, like those of Shakespeare and Michelangelo, and those two letters of mine, such as they are. It is in this century misunderstood, so much misunderstood that it may be described as the love that dare not speak its name, and on that account of it I am placed where I am now. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it. It is intellectual, and it repeatedly exists between an older and a younger man, when the older man has intellect, and the younger man has all the joy, hope and glamour of life before him. That it should be so, the world does not understand. The world mocks at it, and sometimes puts one in the pillory for it. This response was, however, counterproductive in a legal sense as it only served to reinforce the charges of homosexual behaviour. The trial ended with the jury unable to reach a verdict. Wildes counsel, Sir Edward Clark, was finally able to agree bail. The Reverend Stewart Headlam put up most of the 5,0. Wildes treatment by the press and the courts. Wilde was freed from Holloway and, shunning attention, went into hiding at the house of Ernest and Ada Leverson, two of his firm friends. Edward Carson approached Frank Lockwood QC and asked Can we not let up on the fellow now1p. Lockwood answered that he would like to do so, but feared that the case had become too politicised to be dropped. At the final trial, Wilde and Alfred Taylor were convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years hard labour. The judge described the sentence as totally inadequate for a case such as this, although it was the maximum sentence allowed for the charge under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1. Wildes response And IMay I say nothing, my Lord was drowned out in cries of Shame in the courtroom. I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. A poet can survive everything but a misprint. We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language. On George Bernard Shaw An excellent man he has no enemies, and none of his friends like him. Hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do. Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life. Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it. Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived. Wolf Children Theater Movie on this page. The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it. I can resist everything except temptation. Lord Darlington in Lady Windermeres FanLife is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it. Lord Darlington in Lady Windermeres FanWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Lord Darlington in Lady Windermeres FanWhat a pity that in life we only get our lessons when they are of no use to us. Lady WindermereIn this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Mr DumbyExperience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. The HYPNOGORIA PODCASTVoices from the moon. Mad rambling and weird fictions. 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