wilde context Flashcards
1
Q
apologia
A
- 1895
- “trodden the dusty road of common sense, whilst all the forest sang of liberty”
- ‘known indeed the love that moves the sun and all the stars’
2
Q
when was oscar arrested?
A
- 1895, gross indecency
- sentenced to 2 years of hard labour
3
Q
who got him arrested?
A
- marquess of queensberry
- bosies father
4
Q
who was oscar wildes lover?
A
- lord alfred douglas
- met in 1891
5
Q
when did wilde marry?
A
- 1884
- constance lloyd
- daughter of irish barrister
6
Q
did wilde flee?
A
- urged by friends to flee to france before trial
- stayed and was arrested
7
Q
when was he released?
A
- 1897
- bankrupt and fled to france
8
Q
when did oscar wilde die?
A
november 1900
9
Q
what were the 90s referred to as
A
“yellow nineties”
10
Q
phrase if aestheticism
A
“art for arts sake”
“art is to be loved for the sake of it, judged by the beauty of artifice rather than morality”
11
Q
who did the dandy originate from
A
french poet Baudelaire in 1860s
12
Q
an ideal husband stage sets?
A
- often a mirror to reflect the characters
- shows how the characters are deceiving
13
Q
what was wildes religion?
A
- catholic
- “everything to be true must become a religion”
14
Q
who was wildes mother?
A
jane wilde
15
Q
what book did jane wilde write?
A
- “the bondage of women” discussing how women’s intelligence was over looked
- she was self-educated and expressed her wish for women to have an equal opportunity for education
