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1 Oscar Wilde and his fairy-tales by Susanna Paeväli

2 Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
Father was a doctor Mother was writer and a translator Very good student

3 married Constance Lloyd
Had two sons 1895 imprisonned Exile Fluent in French and German

4 Typical for his fairy-tales:
Poor people Unhappy endings Death Deep sence of moral Critising society

5 Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
The Happy Prince and Other Tales A House of Pomegranates

6 Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
The Canterville Ghost The Sphinx Without a Secret The Model Millionaire The Portrait of Mr. W. H.

7 The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Nightingale and the Rose The Selfish Giant The Devoted Friend The Remarkable Rocket

8 A House of Pomegranates
The Young King The Birthday of the Infanta The Fisherman and his Soul The Star-Child

9 reflect life’s joys and sorrows
beneath every story lies a humanist heroes are aesthetes love beauty heroes change suffering is ennobling self-sacrifice is necessary love, loyalty and friendship tales are easy to read, vivid and lyrical.

10 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!


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