Concetti Chiave
- Oscar Wilde authored two collections of children's short stories, including "The Selfish Giant" and "The Nightingale and the Rose".
- He gained fame through four plays, notably "The Importance of Being Earnest", which humorously critiques societal hypocrisy.
- Wilde's "Society plays" were popular among the middle class, despite their critical nature towards middle-class attitudes.
- He wrote the French tragedy "Salome", inspired by a biblical episode, dedicating it to an actress friend.
- During his imprisonment, Wilde penned "De Profundis" and "The Ballad of Reading Gaol", reflecting on love and prison life.
Wilde - Works
Oscar Wilde (Dublin, 16 october=ottobre 1854 – Parigi, 30 november=novembre 1900) made two collections of short stories for kids. Some of the stories are The Selfish Giant, The Nightingale and the rose.
He became famous for his 4 plays. Among this comedies there’s The importance of being Earnest. Eernest means Ernesto but also honest, in fact the story reflects the title because the protagoinst is a loyal man.
With the plays Wilde talked about hypocrise, about the attitudine of his society; for this reason the play are called Society plays.
Wilde also wrote a tragedy in French that tells about an episode from the Bible: Salome. He has written this novel because he had a friend, who was an actress so he dedicated the play to her.
In gaol he wrote De prufundis, a collection of letters where he talks about the experience in prison. He has also written The ballad of reading gaol, a poem in which he had spoken about love (the protagonist kills his loves, because loves her too much) and about life in prison. It is a social poem.
Wilde has been also the editor of a magazine for women. He was a good critic, in fact he was able to talk about Shakespeare and Coleridge.
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