ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Oscar Wilde was ____ writer.
A
an English
B
an Irish
C
a Scottish
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Born in Dublin on 16 October 1854, Oscar Wilde was a flamboyant and sparklingly witty Anglo-Irish playwright, poet and critic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a successful poet, playwright, novelist, short-story writer, and writer of fairy tales for children.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although Oscar Wilde could write in multiple languages, (English, French, Greek, Latin) all of his works, except for one, were written in English.

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