4. Wilde was a student at the University of Oxford
where he excelled in classics, wrote poetry, and
incorporated the Bohemian life-style of his youth
into a unique way of life.
As an aesthete, the eccentric young Wilde wore
long hair and velvet knee breeches. His rooms
were filled with various objects of art such as
sunflowers, peacock feathers, and blue china.
Despite ridicule on his attitudes and manners,
Wilde’s wit, brilliance, and flair won him many
devotees.
5. His early education included attending Porotra Royal School
in Enniskillen (1873) Trinity College in Dublin (1874-1879),
and Magdalen College in Oxford. He excelled in his studies.
Along with his schoolwork, Wilde began to build his
reputation as a poet. His early work garnered some success.
In 1878, Oscar Wilde won the Newdigate prize for poetry.
6. 1878 Ravenna
1881 Poems
1888 The Happy Prince and Other
Tales
1889 The Decay of Lying
1891 The Picture of Dorian Gray
1891 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
and Other Stories
1891 Intentions
1891 Salome
1892 The House of Pomegranates
1892 Lady Windermere’s Fan
1893 A Woman of No Importance
1893 The Duchess of Padua
1894 The Sphinx
1895 An Ideal Husband
7. In 1884 Oscar Wilde
married Constance Lloyd.
The couple had two sons.