Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer of the Victorian Era. His most notable work is the Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, published in 1890. He is also famous for his comedy plays, the most notable of which is The Importance of Being Earnest, published in 1895.

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• Lifetime: 1854, October 16 / 1900, November 30
• Main genre: too many to tell
• Literary movement: Aestheticism and Decadent movements
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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."