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| Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is one of the most in teresting representatives of British literature. He was born in 1856 in the Irish family. His father was an optician, an author of some books on Irish folklore. His mother was a poetess and was wellknown in aristocratic society. Оскар Уайльд Оскар Уайльд — один із найбільш цікавих представників британської літератури. Він народився в 1856 році в ірланд ській родині. Його батько був окулістом, автором книг з ірландського фольклору. Його мати була поетесою, добре відо мою в аристократичному суспільстві. After graduating from Oxford University Wilde delivered lectures on ethics and aesthetics in Europe and America. He was accused of immoral behaviour and got into prison. After it he left for Paris where he died in 1900. He is wellknown for his extraordinary talent and humour. “The truth is rarely pure and never simple”, “There is no sin except stu pidity”, “Art never expresses anything but itself” are only a few of his famous aphorisms. He always considered the aesthetic feeling of a person to be the moving force of human development. Wilde’s fairytales always depicted the union between the good and the beauty. Every detail in his lyrical fairytales has symbolic meaning. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is one of his most famous novels. It is a story of a young man Dorian Gray. Under the influence of Lord Henry, his spiritual “teacher”, Dorian becomes an immoral murderer. Despite this fact his face remains young and beautiful. But his portrait painted by his friend re flects Dorian’s immorality and cruelty. Thrusting a knife into his portrait | |
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