Oscar Wilde
Although the Irish playwright spent a great deal of his time in England the country of his birth has chosen to honor him with a statue in Merrion Square. The author of “The Importance of Being Ernest” and “De Profundis” has a rather gaily colored statue, imposingly sprawled on a granite mound, by which to be remembered.
It does have to be said that his recumbent position could be seen as somewhat expectant and perhaps a little provocative (I mean, cross your legs, Oscar...) but the nicknames for this work? Nothing less than “The Queer with the Leer”. A little cruel perhaps, but the alternative is “The Fag on the Crag”. It must be said that these are tongue in cheek names: most Dubliners have a great fondness for Oscar.
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Oscar Wilde
Although the Irish playwright spent a great deal of his time in England the country of his birth has chosen to honor him with a statue in Merrion Square. The author of “The Importance of Being Ernest” and “De Profundis” has a rather gaily colored statue, imposingly sprawled on a granite mound, by which to be remembered.
It does have to be said that his recumbent position could be seen as somewhat expectant and perhaps a little provocative (I mean, cross your legs, Oscar...) but the nicknames for this work? Nothing less than “The Queer with the Leer”. A little cruel perhaps, but the alternative is “The Fag on the Crag”. It must be said that these are tongue in cheek names: most Dubliners have a great fondness for Oscar.
Please check out the rest of the album HERE Thanks for all of your comments and fav's.