Wilde Graduates Oxford with a Double First
Poet involved
What happened
Wilde completed his studies at Magdalen College, Oxford, England, graduating with a rare double first-class degree in Classical Moderations and Literae Humaniores. The achievement capped his formal education before he departed for a literary life in London.
Literary impact
This academic triumph confirmed Wilde's intellectual credentials and gave him the confidence and classical grounding that underlay his later essays and critical dialogues on art and beauty.
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