The document provides an overview of Oscar Wilde's life and works, highlighting key facts about his family, career, and notable literary contributions, including 'The Nightingale and the Rose.' It summarizes the story's themes of love, sacrifice, and human nature, while also mentioning adaptations in ballet and opera. The document emphasizes Wilde's stylistic elements such as paradox, repetition, and morbid imagery.

1. The Nightingale and The Rose
By Oscar Wilde
Presented by Brittany Vlaminck

2. About Wilde
 Born: October 16, 1854
 Family and relations:
- William and Jane
- Constance Lloyd – married in 1884
- Lord Alfred Douglas – affair in 1891
 Work History
- Woman’s World magazine
- Writing
 Arrested in 1895
 Died: November 30, 1900
 1881 Lecture Tours
 First works – Poems in 1881
 Short Stories
- Happy Prince and Other Tales 1888
- The House of Pomegranates 1892
 Novel - The Picture of Dorian Gray 1890
 Plays
- A Woman of No Importance 1893
- An Ideal Husband 1895
- The Importance of Being Earnest 1895

3. The Nightingale
and The Rose  “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” in 1888
 Story Summary
 Characters
 Student
 Young Woman
 Nightingale
 Themes
 Love
 Knowledge
 Sacrifice and Death
 Point of View
 Other Animals
 Rose Bushes

4. Style
 Morbid
“So the Nightingale pressed closer against the
thorn, and the thorn touched her heart, and a
fierce pang of pain shot through her. Bitter,
bitter was the pain, and wilder and wilder grew
her song, for she sang of the Love that is
perfected by Death, of the Love that dies not in
the tomb.”
 Paradox
“She would not sacrifice herself for others. She
thinks merely of music, and everybody knows
that the arts are selfish.”
“'What a silly thing Love is,' said the Student as
he walked away. 'It is not half as useful as Logic,
for it does not prove anything, and it is always
telling one of things that are not going to
happen, and making one believe things that are
not true. In fact, it is quite unpractical, and, as
in this age to be practical is everything, I shall
go back to Philosophy and study Metaphysics.‘”
 Repetition
“Give me a red rose.”
“But the tree shook its head”
 The Evil in Human Nature
“'I am afraid it will not go with
my dress,' she answered; 'and,
besides, the Chamberlain's
nephew has sent me some real
jewels, and everybody knows
that jewels cost far more than
flowers.‘”

5. Ballet Adaptation
 Created by Christopher Wheeldon
 Premiered on June 8, 2007 at the
New York State Theater
 Original Cast starred Wendy Weldon
as the Nightingale
 Difficult to create because story is
known for dialogue
 http://videos.nymag.com/video/Ba
ckstage-New-York-City-
Ballet;Theater#c=YFC8Z2BWLC36F3P
N&t=Backstage:%20New%20York%20C
ity%20Ballet

6. Opera Adaptation
 Composed by Elena Firsova
 Premiered July 8, 1994 at Almeida
Theatre
 Mash up of Wilde’s story and
Christina Rossetti’s poems
 Remember me, when I am gone
away…
 Sleep, unforgotten sorrow, sleep
awhile…
 So tired am I, so weary of to-day…
 Time flies, hope flags, life piles a
wearied wing
 Opera Duration: 80-90 Minutes

7. Smaller Adaptations
 LeLeon Music Video
 Animated Video
 Opera Video

8. Sources
 http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/index.php
 http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Nightingale-and-the-Rose-65646083
 http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/NigRos.shtml
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightingale_and_the_Rose_%28ballet%29
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightingale_and_the_Rose_%28opera%29
 Other sources linked within PowerPoint.