He worked as a poet, playwright, short story writer, children's writer, novelist, and writer.[24][19][21][1][4][25][18][26] His field included fiction, literary activity, drama, and prose.[27] His genres included comedy, Gothic literature, drama fiction, tragedy, fairy tale, and narrative poetry. He received the Newdigate Prize.[28]
His notable works include The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Canterville Ghost, The Soul of Man under Socialism, and The Ballad of Reading Gaol.[3] His father was William Wilde and his mother was Jane Wilde.[25][25] His siblings were Willie Wilde and Isola Francesca Emily Wilde.[25] He married Constance Lloyd (1884–present) and had two children, Vyvyan Holland and Cyril Holland.[29][25][21][25][21]
Things named for Oscar Wilde include Oscar Wilde Bookshop[61] and 12258 Oscarwilde[62].
Why It Matters
Oscar Wilde has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] He is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
He has been cited as an influence by Jorge Luis Borges[65], a translator[66], 1899–1986[67], of Argentina[68], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[69]; William Butler Yeats[70], a poet[71], 1865–1939[72], of Irish Free State[73], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[74], specialised in fiction[75]; Emma Goldman[76], an anarchist[77], 1869–1940[78], of Russian Empire[79], specialised in philosophy[80]; André Gide[81], a journalist[82], 1869–1951[83], of France[84], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[85], specialised in fiction[86]; Katherine Mansfield[87], a writer[88], 1888–1923[89], of New Zealand[90]; and Dino Buzzati[91], a writer[92], 1906–1972[93], of Italy[94], awarded the Strega Prize[95].
Works attributed to him include The Picture of Dorian Gray[96], The Importance of Being Earnest[97], The Canterville Ghost[98], Salome[99], De Profundis[100], and The Happy Prince and Other Tales[101]. Entities named for him include Oscar Wilde Bookshop[61] and 12258 Oscarwilde[62].
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