Oscar Wilde on his deathbed in 1900. Photograph by Maurice Gilbert. By 25 November 1900 Wilde had developed meningitis, then called "cerebral meningitis". Robbie Ross arrived on 29 November, sent for a priest, and Wilde was conditionally baptised into the Catholic Church by Fr Cuthbert Dunne...
The Political Philosophy of Oscar Wilde by Wendy McElroy The renowned playwright Oscar Wilde once said, “A man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.” At the height of his career in 1895, Wilde dominated London dinner-tables, stages, and opinion. Two of his plays...
As such, it wasn’t until he was on his deathbed that Wilde was baptized by the Catholic Church. His Last Words Were Characteristically Witty Well known for his witty remarks during his life, Wilde was no different on his deathbed. Despite the effect of cerebral meningitis on his mind, Wil...
Oscar Wilde was the toast of Victorian London. Not only was he the most popular playwright of West End theatreland, he was also a colourful and flamboyant man-about-London, welcomed everywhere for his amusing speeches and lectures. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is one of the iconi...
OnhisreturntotheUnitedKingdom,heworkedasareviewerforthePallMallGazetteintheyears1887to1889.AfterwardshebecametheeditorofWoman’sWorld.Inthesametime,hewroteandpublishedsomeshortstories.Wildealsoverygoodatwritingstoriesforchildren.In1888,TheHappyprinceandOtherTaleswaspublished.In1895,Wildearrivedthetopofhiscareer--...
He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. He also profoundly explored Roman Catholicism, to which he would later convert on his deathbed. After university, Wilde moved toLondoninto fashionable cultural ...
Certain it was that the old King,when on his deathbed,whether moved by remorse for his great sin,or merely desiring that the kingdom should not pass away from his line,had had the lad sent for,and,in the presence of the Council,had acknowledged him as his heir. And it seems that ...
1、Oscar Wilde (1854-1900): Irish dramatist and poetThe British author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was part of the movement in English literature at the end of the 19th century. He is best known for his brilliant, witty comedies.Literature of 90s In the late Victorian Age , there was an ...
— Oscar Wilde Faith: falling into the same old claptrap. — Michael R. Burch Religion: the ties that blind. — Michael R. Burch Trickle down economics: an especially pungent golden shower. — Michael R. Burch Personal Sayings Sometimes we can know a man rather intimately through his most ...
After an introduction that provides background on the status of Roman and Anglo-Catholicism in late Victorian society and popular imagination (which simultaneously equated Catholic conversion with an essential feminization and demonization), I include a prelude on Wilde's deathbed conversion and lifelong...