Oscar Wilde, glamorous and notorious, more famous as a playwright or prisoner than as a poet, invites readers of his verse to meet an unknown and intimate figure.

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A powerful poem of universal guilt and a protest against capital punishment.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially "The Importance of Being Earnest".

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was a celebrated author, poet and aesthete. Two of his most acclaimed works are his play The Importance of Being Earnest, and his only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde was convicted and imprisoned for homosexual acts, and died a broken man.