Oscar Wilde, born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland, was a literary figure whose wit, flamboyant style, and brilliant conversation made him one of the most celebrated playwrights and novelists at the close of the Victorian Era. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and Magdalen College, Oxford, Wilde quickly developed a reputation as a leader of the aesthe...