Oscar Wilde, what mysteries do not surround that name? We have all heard the most famous quotes, but has anyone here, besides me, actually read his works?

Any favourite works, be it a quote or a novel (well, if it's a novel you don't have much to choose from, but anyway )? What are your experiences? Why do you enjoy his works?

What do you think of Oscar himself? What do you think of his title, 'Proffessor of Aestethics'? And as always, his sexuality?

Well, I was supposed to read The Importance of Being Earnest in a Humanities class, but I erm didn't...

Otherwise, I did read The Picture of Dorian Gray and I really liked it. I loved the idea of the painting getting older while he stayed the same. It's almost diabolical! And I especially love the ending

The Importance of Being Ernest is really entertaining and witty, but I think it's a bit of a pain to read too long pieces in manuscript-format. There are plenty of okay movie versions though, that are pretty good=)

And The Portrait of Dorian Gray is wonderous as well, too me it's just a very long poem in prose of sorts, with a very, very good storyline.

My favourite of Oscar Wilde's works does have to be The Ballad of Reading Gaol though, the imagery and the sentiment of it, it gives me emotions just thinking about it.