Project Gutenberg 2011-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 113 Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell 1876 1923 08036156 Oscar Wilde Produced by Mark C. Orton, Cathy Maxam and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Oscar Wilde" by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby is a critical appreciation written during the early 20th century. The text delves into the complex life of Oscar Wilde, addressing both his literary genius and the controversies surrounding his personal life. Through a multi-faceted examination, the work attempts to separate Wilde's artistic contributions from his troubled existence, offering insights into the societal and critical reception of his works. The opening of this literary work presents an overview of Oscar Wilde's life and the shifting public perception of him as both an artist and an individual. The text introduces Wilde's early career, highlighting his initial success within the aesthetic movement, which was often marred by public ridicule and criticism of his flamboyant persona. The author notes that over time, appreciation for Wilde's work grew, particularly following his death, as the literary community began to rehabilitate his image, ultimately recognizing the deep-seated beauty in his writings despite his personal struggles and the scandals that would later overshadow his legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 657113 656834 2024-09-16T07:27:34.747462 2023-09-16T13:33:50.966736 text/html text/html 657883 2021-01-08T08:38:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 303046 2021-01-08T08:38:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 376843 2024-09-16T07:27:48.691421 application/epub+zip 382450 2024-09-16T07:27:38.053460 application/epub+zip 311630 2024-09-16T07:27:36.255486 application/epub+zip 618299 2024-09-16T07:27:55.031383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590074 2024-09-16T07:27:46.408432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519553 2022-09-17T12:52:38.250762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556237 556033 2024-09-16T07:27:32.736501 2023-09-16T13:33:49.091701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 555682 2021-01-08T08:38:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216732 2021-01-08T08:38:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 555785 2021-01-08T08:38:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216449 2021-01-08T08:38:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20216 2024-09-16T07:27:55.194344 application/rdf+xml 13114 2024-09-16T07:27:36.676442 image/jpeg 3403 2024-09-16T07:27:36.466442 image/jpeg 358137 2024-09-16T07:27:34.802477 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Thorne, Guy