Ireland is proud of Oscar Wilde for good reason. This talented man went down in history not only as an astute writer, able to look into the soul of his readers, but also as a talented poet. Wilde, who worked at sunset in the Victorian era, is a vivid representative of his time, and at the same time his work is completely unique. Yes, and the life of this person was very curious, which is also impossible not to note.
The parents of the future writer were very wealthy people, which allowed them to give his son a good education. Oscar Wilde’s mother herself was a poetess. True, not so famous as her son eventually became. In childhood, the young Oscar was taught right at home. As a child, he mastered not only English, but also French and German. Having shown a penchant for learning and the thirst for knowledge, the future writer graduated with honors from the famous University of Oxford.
A poll conducted by the BBC in 2007 showed that residents of the United Kingdom consider Oscar Wilde to be their cleverest compatriot in history. Throughout his life, he would always change clothes before dinner, claiming that even on a desert island he would do the same. Oscar Wilde wrote only one novel, which glorified him to the whole world – “Portrait of Dorian Gray.” This book became a cult, and it was filmed several dozen times. When during a trip to the US, the writer was asked which women were more beautiful, American or European, he replied that he would answer this question only when he was in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, between these two continents.
Fame does not always bring money, and the habit of living on a grand scale has repeatedly caused him financial difficulties. At the height of his fame, Wilde traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe, lecturing on art and acquiring armies of worshipers. Wilde was convicted of sodomy and eventually spent almost two years behind bars. This story has deprived him of everything – family, friends, money and fame. Depressed, he came to Paris after his release, where he died a few weeks later. At the end of his life, Oscar Wilde changed his name – he died, like Sebastian Melmoth.
