Research Paper On Oscar Wilde

Novelist and poet Oscar Wilde was one of the most talented and controversial writers of the philosophical Victorian Era who was better known for his scandalous bohemian life style than his literary work. Because of Wilde’s “gross indecency” ("Oscar Wilde Biography"), literary critics and society during this literary philosophical period, were often unenthusiastic and even hostile towards his work. Wilde established himself in artistic and prestigious circles by his flamboyance and quick wit, though many people in the Victorian society thought that he and his work was outrageous and filled with unspeakable sins. More than a century ago, Wilde’s work was way ahead of his time and even today he is ahead of our time, which is why his literary work baffled the Victorian society. Today however, Oscar Wilde is greatly known for his quick wit and influential, ironic satirical writing, which challenged and irrevocably changed the thinking and morality of the Victorian times.
Oscar Wilde’s uncommon life began with an equally unusual family. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde
During his time at Oxford, Wilde continued to excel academically as well as his writing as it was during this time where he made his first sustained attempts in creative writing. It was during his time at Oxford where Wilde was greatly influenced by writer and critic, John Ruskin, as well as critic and essayist, Walter Pater (“Oscar Wilde: The Poetry Foundation” par. 3). They remarkably influenced Wilde as well as pushed on broadening and expanding his ideas on art and individualism. Two years after graduating and settling in London, he published his first book, Poems, which was badly praised but put Oscar Wilde on the map and established him as an up-and-coming writer and