Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish poet, playwright, and novelist renowned for his wit, flamboyance, and works like The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).[2][5] A key figure in the Aestheticism movement, he gained fame in London's literary circles before his 1895 conviction for gross indecency led to two years of hard labor, after which he lived in poverty in France until his death.[2][5] His prison experiences inspired De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol.[1][5]