OSCAR WILDE

1. in 1895 he reached a peak but his disapproved of VICTORIAN moralism was know

1.1. terrible experiences in imprisonment broke him down completly

1.2. WILDE is accused omoxesual by bosie's father and spends two years in prison

1.3. 1897 he had becoe poor his wife refused to join him but sent him money to help him survive

1.4. his death in Paris November 30 1900

2. CRITICAL NOTES

2.1. Oscar Wilde was called eclectic

2.2. Because each of his works was original and brilliant

2.3. His name is associated with aestheticism, which originated in France

2.4. The work that best experiences his aesthetic creed is the picture of Dorian Gray

3. THE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT

3.1. the most significant poet of his movement was john keats

3.2. for his cult of beauty and the awareness of the contrast art-life

3.3. in the 19 century john ruskin protested against the indifference of the victorian materialist society towards art and beauty

3.4. in Italy Gabriele D'Annunzio offered many suggestions

3.5. In France, Théophile gautier first supported the romantic movement and then helped transform it into aestheticism

3.6. He advocated "art for art" and believed in the sovereignty of beauty

3.7. The only reality is that of impressions and sensations, the most beautiful sensations are found in milk

3.8. The individual rebelled against the tyranny of public opinion and claimed to affirm without restriction every whim of the imagination.

4. Was bron in Dublin on October 16 1854. His father surgeon, his mother a journalist. The family belonged the wealthy Protestant minority

4.1. he attended trinity college in Dublin and specialized

4.2. he soon began to adopt exstravagant poses: He dressed exotically Wore his hair long Decorated his roos with sunflowers

4.3. he retained his influence in the sympathy with the poor and outcast

4.4. became the leading personality of english decadentism

4.5. In London is leads on intense social life and his brillant conversation and exstravagant attitudes have made him the lion of the high society

4.6. he was dissatisfied with contemporary society

5. The characteristics of the Aesthetic Movement are;

5.1. The craving for excess, the fondness of irresponsibility, and an interest in exoticism represented the reaction of the Victorian mentality

5.2. Oscar Wilde was undoubtedly the most famous figure in the Aesthetic Movement