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Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)

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Biography Late Victorian era Irish playwright, poet and author of one novel Up to the age of nine, he was educated at home At Trinity College in Dublin, he studied classics – interest in Greek literature Good student – awarded scholarship to Oxford Advocated socialism which he argued "will be of value simply because it will lead to individualism." After graduation in Oxford, he returned to Dublin and met Florence Balcombe, who got engaged to another writer Wilde left Ireland and spend the rest of life in London, Paris and the United States Got married in London to Constance Lloyd (had two sons)

Sexuality Bisexual or homosexual? “love inspired by the Greek paederastic tradition” in 1885 (the year after his wedding) the 17-year-old Robert Baldwin Ross confirmed the homosexual orientation Later, Ross boasted to Lord Alfred Douglas that he was "the first boy Oscar ever had" and there seems to have been much jealousy between them Regular sex with young servants and newsboys in homosexual bars Lord Alfred Douglas (in the picture)

Trial and Imprisonment Lord Alfred's father, 9th Marquess of Queensberry came to believe his sons had been corrupted by older homosexual Wilde took legal advice against him, and wished to prosecute, but his friends refused to give evidence against the Marquess In the the the Marquess accused Wilde of being “sodomite” The trial ended on 25 May 1895 when Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labour

Reading Goal known as prisoner C. 3.3 released on 19 May 1897 spent his last years in the Hôtel d'Alsace, now known as L'Hôtel, in Paris Wilde died of cerebral meningitis on 30 November 1900 He did not wear his scarlet coat, For blood and wine are red, And blood and wine were on his hands When they found him with the dead, The poor dead woman whom he loved, And murdered in her bed.

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Art and Decadence Worshipping beauty The idea of “art for art's sake” inspired mostly by Theophile Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin Decadence obsessed with tragedy, deathly beauty and divine disasters Many young decadents died young themselves

Dandy Wearing extravagant dress Importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies Rejection of common and useful things “The first duty of life is to be as artificial as possible.” (Wilde) Contrast to Victorian morals (duty, diligence and prudence) Dandy is one who elevates æsthetics to a living religion (Baudelaire)

The Picture of Dorian Gray Main characters: Basil Hallward (painter), Dorian Gray (young and beautiful, Lord Henry Wotton (decadent aristocrat) Typical decadent ideas of beauty and youth expressed by Lord Henry Wotton Influence of Dorian Portrait that gets old instead of Dorian who remains young and beautiful The sins and hypocrisy present only in the changes in the portrait layList&p=08FBDADBD5A94B26&playnext=1&index=12 layList&p=08FBDADBD5A94B26&playnext=1&index=12

Geoffrey Chaucer 1343 – 1400? Poet, philosopher, diplomat, bureaucrat and courtier Credited for writing in English Father winemaker Name derived from French “chausseur” (shoemaker) Documented (1357) his stay as page in the household of Countess of Ulster

Professional life Civil servant (collecting and inventorying scrap metal) 1359 went to France (Hundred Years' War as part of English army – captured and released for ₤16 More travels to Spain and France and Italy Comptroller of Port of London for twelve years (very long for that time), moving to Kent 1386 became MP for Kent

Working for King (Edward III and Richard II) 1389 appointed the clerk of king's work (foreman organizing king's building projects) 1390 believed to be robbed and injured on conducting the work and soon he stopped this work 1391 moves to Somerset as forester 1399 returns to London Believed to have died on unknown causes in 1400 but there's no firm evidence

Chaucer's Work The Book of the Duchess (first major work) The Legend of Good Women Troilus and Criseyde Also translations of works from continental Europe

Chaucer's English Line Original Translation This frere bosteth that he knoweth helle, This friar boasts that he knows hell, And God it woot, that it is litel wonder; And God knows that it is little wonder; Freres and feendes been but lyte asonder. Friars and fiends are seldom far apart. For, pardee, ye han ofte tyme herd telle For, by God, you have ofttimes heard tell How that a frere ravyshed was to helle How a friar was taken to hell

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