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Birthday- 16 October 1854... "Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life."
"What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." — Oscar Wilde. 
The Selfish Giant - and The Happy Prince two beautiful European folklore tales by Oscar Wilde 2008 - Happy Prince Production Review - SMH
Australian Music Centre - Composer Malcom Williamson wrote a childrens opera The Happy prince
-"He came from a radical pedigree. His mother was an active Irish Republican and revolutionary. (Jane Wilde wrote under the name - Speranza (Hope) His wife, too, played a role in the early feminist movement." Green Left Online
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars”
The Importance of Being Ernest - A trivial tale for serious people... -"A Handbag?" This play is still amusing, and still performed today, including a well recieved production by Cairns Highschool Students. (2009)There are many clips in Youtube including classic old film performances. Ireland's Eye.Com
ResOscar Wilde is also famous for his quotes, quips and wit... -wikiquotes
It is through art, and through art only, that we can realize our perfection; through art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.
State Library of Queensland - William Clarke Library -UCLA |