Lesson 4-The Nightingale and the Rose Part Two Background formation W BT E ENTER
Lesson 4—The Nightingale and the Rose W B T L E Part Two ENTER
esson 4-The Nightingale and the Rose Background Information Contents 工。 Author I。 Art for Art's sake W BT E BAC
Lesson 4—The Nightingale and the Rose W B T L E I. Author II. Art for Art’s Sake Background Information
Lesson 4-The Nightingale and the Rose . Author FAt Oscar Wilde, the son of the late Sir William Wilde, an eminent Irish surgeon. His mother was a graceful writer, both in prose and verse. He had a brilliant career at oxford, where he won the Newdigate Prize for English verse for a poem on Ravenna. Even before he left the University in 1878 Wilde had become known as one of the most affected of the professors of the aesthetic craze, and for several years it was as the typical aesthete that he kept himself before the notice of the public W BT E To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4—The Nightingale and the Rose W B T L E Oscar Wilde, the son of the late Sir William Wilde, an eminent Irish surgeon. His mother was a graceful writer, both in prose and verse. He had a brilliant career at Oxford, where he won the Newdigate Prize for English verse for a poem on Ravenna. Even before he left the University in 1878 Wilde had become known as one of the most affected of the professors of the aesthetic craze, and for several years it was as the typical aesthete that he kept himself before the notice of the public. I. Author To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-The Nightingale and the Rose . Author a Oscar wilde's works a On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction(now in its 25th anniversary edition), as well as Writing to Learn, How to Write a Memoir, Speaking of Journalism Writing About Your Life: A Journey to the Past and Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir W BT E To be continued on the next page. BAC
Lesson 4—The Nightingale and the Rose W B T L E Oscar Wilde’s works On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (now in its 25th anniversary edition), as well as Writing to Learn, How to Write a Memoir, Speaking of Journalism, Writing About Your Life: A Journey to the Past and Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir. I. Author To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-The Nightingale and the Rose . Author aA novel of his,The Picture of Dorian Gray attracted much attention and his sayings passed from mouth to mouth as those of one of the professed wits of the age. When he became a dramatist his plays had all the characteristics of his conversations. His first piece, Lady Windermere's Fan, was produced in 1892. A Woman of No Importance followed in 1893. An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest were both running at the time of his disappearance from English life. The revelations of the criminal tria in 1895 naturally made them impossible for some years. Recently, however, one of them was revived, though not at a West End theater. W BT E To be continued on the next page. BAC
Lesson 4—The Nightingale and the Rose W B T L E A novel of his, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, attracted much attention, and his sayings passed from mouth to mouth as those of one of the professed wits of the age. When he became a dramatist his plays had all the characteristics of his conversations. His first piece, Lady Windermere's Fan, was produced in 1892. A Woman of No Importance followed in 1893. An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest were both running at the time of his disappearance from English life. The revelations of the criminal trial in 1895 naturally made them impossible for some years. Recently, however, one of them was revived, though not at a West End theater. I. Author To be continued on the next page