Oscar Wilde: 156th birthday...Aniversario de Wilde.

Yesterday (16thOctober) was the 156th anniversary of the birth

of Irish writer Oscar Wilde – one of the greatest playwrights, poets and writers to have ever committed words to paper.Here are some details you should know about his life :
1) Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on October 16th 1854 in Dublin, Ireland.
2) Lauded as an outstanding scholar of the classics, Wilde attended both Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford.MORE ▼

3) Wilde moved to London after university, mixing in fashionable circles, and becoming a ‘spokesman for aestheticism’ while partaking in various literary activities.
4) The Picture of Dorian Gray (published June 1890), considered a work of classic gothic horror fiction, is his only published novel.
5) Drawn to drama, Wilde wrote Salomé in French in Paris in 1891 – but it was refused a licence.
6) The Importance of Being Earnest, a farcical comedy, is Wilde’s most famous play. It was first performed on February 14th 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London
7) While The Importance of Being Earnest was still running in London, Wilde sued his lover Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas’ father the Marquess of Queensberry for libel after Queensberry left his calling card at Wilde's club, the Albemarle, inscribed: "For Oscar Wilde, posing somdomite".
8) A series of trials lead to Wilde being convicted of gross indecency with other men and imprisoned for two years, held to hard labour. Upon release, he left for France.
9) In prison he wrote De Profundis, a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials.
10) He died in Paris, France, destitute on November 30th 1900, aged forty six.

El pasado 16 de octubre fue el 156 aniversario del nacimiento del gran escritor irlandés Oscar Wilde. Seguro que conoces obras suyas como "La importancia de llamarse Ernesto", tantas veces llevada al escenario e incluso al cine o Un marido ideal. Echa un vistazo al trailer de la película de Oliver Parker.