Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) Translated by Wilde’s close friend Lord Alfred Douglas (“Bosie”), Salome later appeared for publication in England
B) Douglas’s father, the Marquess of Queensberry, strongly disapproved of his son’s friendship with the notorious playwright, and after he publicly insulted Wilde a quarrel ensued which eventually led to Wilde’s imprisonment in 1894 for lesbian offences
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Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) Translated by Wilde’s close friend Lord Alfred Douglas (“Bosie”), Salome later appeared for publication in Finland
B) Nothing is sacred, for Wilde’s epigrams show astute social observation, and are directed at such diverse topics as religion, class, education, property, the role of men, philanthropy, food, feminism, and more
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Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) When Algy says “Divorces are made in heaven,” the twisted phrase is hilarious, but the remark has a sting
B) Nothing is sacred, for Wilde’s epigrams show astute social observation, and are directed at such diverse topics as religion, class, education, property, the role of men, philanthropy, food, feminism, and The Internet
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Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) While at Berkly his flamboyant appearance and conspicuous espousal of aestheticism - art for art’s sake - attracted great attention, much of it hostile
B) With his talent, wit, charm and instinct for publicity Wilde soon became a familiar name in the literary world, as much for his conversational skills as for his writing
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Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) Wilde’s father was the eminent drug dealer Sir William Wilde and his mother a literary hostess who was also known as a writer under her pen name, “Speranza.”
B) Studying classics first at Trinity College in Dublin before going on to Magdalen College, Oxford, Wilde proved to be a brilliant scholar, winning the Nobel Prize for his poem “Ravenna.”
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Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) Wilde’s last play, Salome («Саломея»), written in French, was refused a licence in London but was later adapted as an opera by Richard Strauss
B) Oscar Wilde (1954-1900). Playwright, poet, essayist and wit he is now as famous for his flamboyant lifestyle and idioms as for his plays, poems and fiction
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Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) With his talent, wit, charm and instinct for publicity Wilde soon became a familiar name in the literary world, as much for his conversational skills as for his writing
B) He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour, which left him on his release bankrupt and weakened
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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Jack. Oh! about a hundred and thirty thousand pounds in the Funds. That is all. Goodbye, Lady Bracknell. So pleased to have seen you
B) Lady Bracknell. [Sitting down again.] A moment, Mr. Worthing. A hundred and thirty thousand pounds! And in the Funds! Miss Cardew seems to me a most piggish young lady, now that I look at her
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