Oscar Wilde by Vivian Renaud https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft A biography on the author of A Picture of Dorian Gray en-us 2023-04-19 16:27:16 UTC 2023-04-19 16:39:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Author's Early Life vivianrenaud https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560447935 - Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilds was born on October 26th, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland
- His father was a famed surgeon and, like him, his mother was a poet and an accomplished writer. 
- From a young age, he was heavily exposed to literary influence, if not directly from his mother, than from the writing community she was heavily involved in. 
- From a young age, Wilde had a fondness for reading and was homeschooled until the age of nine. 

Biblio, https://www.biblio.com/oscar-wilde/author/217]]> 2023-04-19 16:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560447935 Famous works https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560448864  - The Picture of Dorian Gray. About a handsome man who sells his sole to remain young

- The Ballard of Reading Gaol. Poem by Wilde when he served in prison that questions life.

- The Happy Prince. A fairy tale version of Dorian Gray about a prince

- The Importance of being Earnest. A Play About two friends that create excuses of their double lives. A reflection of Oscars life.

https://interestingliterature.com/2021/02/best-works-by-oscar-wilde-books-stories/

]]> 2023-04-19 16:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560448864 Other Jobs https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560449465 - Poet
- Novelist
- Playwriter 
- Childrens writer
- Writer
- Publist
- Prosaist

Ocsar Wilde centered his life around writing and as a result all of his jobs were writing based.

http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/career/

]]> 2023-04-19 16:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560449465 Interesting Facts vivianrenaud https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560452542  - Oscar Wilde was sentenced for two years in prison for being in a homosexual relationship.
- The person who brought him to court was the Duke of Queensberry and the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. 
- His mother was an Irish nationalist and revolutionary ]]> 2023-04-19 16:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianrenaud/6s4wp43g42jvujft/wish/2560452542