#oxforduniversity

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«FIRST AND FOREMOST, IRISH.»

There is a podcast produced by the University of Oxford, through which I became aware of an article in the New Yorker

written by Stephen Fry in 1997, after he announced that he had taken on the role of Oscar in the film Wilde. Stephen Fry shared some humorous fan letters he had received in his mailbox. But one of them read: «Dear Mr. Fry, I hope you don't forget that the key, the only key, to Oscar is that he was and is, first and foremost, Irish.»

Not that it would ever be possible to forget Wilde's Irishness, only that one might underestimate it. Over the years, much emphasis has been placed on Wilde's cosmopolitanism, not least because his individualism emerged as early as adolescence, until he became, to all intents and purposes, a homme du monde. He himself uses this description in one of his letters: «Français de sympathie, je suis Irlandais de race, et les Anglais m'ont condamné à parler le langage de Shakespeare.» Especially when we talk about the public figure he managed to create, Wilde was indeed a celebrity: Oxford provided him access to the English cultural scene and society, and the English society provided him with opportunities, in England and beyond.

In this regard, I found it enlightening to read his biography written by Matthew Sturgis in 2018. In the first two chapters, it dwells on Oscar's childhood spent with his parents in rural Ireland among archaeological remains and Celtic legends.* The belief of Lady Wilde that the Greeks were related to the Celts stimulated young Oscar's enthusiasm for the aesthetics of Greek culture. This is a fundamental aspect of Wilde's upbringing, whose eccentric personality stemmed from nothing more than a sense of nationalism and fascination with Irish folklore.

*Sir William Wilde built and owned houses in Bray and Cong. The family used to spend their holidays at Moytura House, on the shores of Lough Corrib, in Cong, County Mayo. Near Cong there is Moytura Conga, the site of the legendary Battle of Moytura, narrated in the Cath Maige Tuired (or The Battle of Magh Tuireadh) - two saga texts of the Mythological Cycle of Irish mythology.

#oscarwilde #findesiecle #decadence #aesthetic #aesthetics #aesthetic movement #aestheticism #englishliterature #ireland #dublin #oxforduniversity #oxford #richardellmann #stephenfry

[notthephotosyourarelookingfor]

Probably my first and accidental capture of street photography or 'in the moment' photo, taken on a visit to Oxford back in 2015.

#oxford #oxfordshire #oxforduniversity #heritage #streetphotography #urbran #architecture #bodleianlibrary #bodleian #archway #arch #oldbuilding #oldbuildings #monochrome #blackandwhite

[enricosketching]

Days are short, so I skipped gym today, as my legs were still very sore from the last time, and went over lunch to draw a super famous Oxford's building: The Radcliffe Camera. The beautiful rotunda's ground floor is the reading room for the Bodleian Library, and I am not allowed to enter. . . . #oxford #radcliffecamera #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity #artdrawing #art #myart #myartwork #sketch #draw #artwork #drawingart #artoninstagram #sketching #urbansketching #illustration #wercolorillustration #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #artistoninstagram #instagramartist #watercolorsketch #inkandwatercolor #urbansketchers #watercolors #penandwash #penandwatercolor #danielsmith #davincibrushes #escodabrushes #sailorpen #fabrianoartistico (at Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClqGArxsHFH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#oxford #radcliffecamera #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity #artdrawing #art #myart #myartwork #sketch #draw #artwork #drawingart #artoninstagram #sketching #urbansketching #illustration #wercolorillustration #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #artistoninstagram #instagramartist #watercolorsketch #inkandwatercolor #urbansketchers #watercolors #penandwash #penandwatercolor #danielsmith #davincibrushes

[aslantutkusu]

When the sun goes to bed That’s the time you raise your head #DeepPurple @ Bridge of Sighs - Oxford #England #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain #Oxfordshire #BridgeofSighs #Oxford #HertfordCollege #OxfordUniversity (Bridge of Sighs (Oxford)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPdGCArK3V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#deeppurple #england #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #oxfordshire #bridgeofsighs #oxford #hertfordcollege #oxforduniversity

[luiscartaxo]

Another Double Camera… #puddlegram #radcliffecamera #raddcliffesquare #lamppost #bodleianlibrary #allsoulscollege #reflections #reflectiongram #puddle #puddlereflection #nightphotography #raw_reflection #oxforduni #oxforduniversity #universityofoxford #oxfordphotography #oxfordphotographer #oxfordengland #bbcoxford #raw_uk #raw_architecture #oxford #igersoxford #igersuk #oxfordlens #raw_historic #raw_reflection_ #oxfordphotowalk #lc_insta #raw_architecture_ (at Radcliffe Camera) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClnYZ5poZEZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#puddlegram #radcliffecamera #raddcliffesquare #lamppost #bodleianlibrary #allsoulscollege #reflections #reflectiongram #puddle #puddlereflection #nightphotography #raw_reflection #oxforduni #oxforduniversity #universityofoxford #oxfordphotography #oxfordphotographer #oxfordengland #bbcoxford #raw_uk #raw_architecture #oxford #igersoxford #igersuk #oxfordlens #raw_historic #raw_reflection_ #oxfordphotowalk #lc_insta #raw_architecture_

[wilson-freitas]

My Tolkienian day in Oxford last Saturday. Everything was as magical as Middle-earth itself. The Professor! 🥂 #europe #eurotrip #europe_vacations #unitedkingdom #oxford #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkiengrave #wolvercotecemetery #theeagleandchild #blackwell #oxforduniversity #onering #lotr (at JRR Tolkien's Grave) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjoQoIqIyT6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#europe #eurotrip #europe_vacations #unitedkingdom #oxford #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkiengrave #wolvercotecemetery #theeagleandchild #blackwell #oxforduniversity #onering #lotr

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#AlessandroBarbero #Comunitàitaliana #cosafareaOxford #eventialondra #InigoLambertini #letteraturaitaliana #OxfordLiteraryFestival #OxfordUniversity #UniversitadiOxford

[fullyfundedscholarships]

Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford

#OxfordUniversity #RhodesScholarships

[romanationmovement]

#BenShapiro #Israel #Hamas #Palestine #OxfordUniversity

[preponias]

IISc ranked best in India; Oxford University best in world

#timehighereducation #WorldUniversityRankings #oxforduniversity #stanforduniversity #massachusettsinstituteoftechnology #iiscbangalore #AnnaUniversity #jamiamilliaislamia #upsc #upscprelims #upscprelims2024 #upscmains #upsc2024 #upscaspirants #currentaffairsforupsc #dailynews #generalknowledge #infographic #india

[renovatio06]

Quantum Theory's 'Measurement Problem' May Be a Poison Pill for Objective Reality | Scientific American

A core mystery of quantum physics hints that objective reality is illusory—or that the quantum world is even weirder than expected. Credit: Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Source: Quantum Theory’s ‘Measurement Problem’ May Be a Poison Pill for Objective Reality – Scientific American Wow – this is cool: Nicholas Ormrod of the University of Oxford along with Vilasini Venkatesh of the Swiss Federal…

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#BellNonLocality #CopenhagenInterpretation #EN #FreeWill #generalRelativity #InformationPreservation #LocalDynamics #ManyWorldsInterpretation #MeasurementProblem #ObjectiveReality #OxfordUniversity #QuantumDynamics #spacetime #SwissFederalInstituteofTechnology

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#OXFORDUNIVERSITY

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…and @bodleianlibraries #oxfordarchitect #oxfordshire #architecture #architect #oxford #sheldonian #oxforduniversity https://www.instagram.com/p/CoVA5s1s-Dw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#oxfordarchitect #oxfordshire #architecture #architect #oxford #sheldonian #oxforduniversity

[enricosketching]

This is Tom Tower, named after the bell inside it, "Great Tom". The tower is the entrance of Christ Church college. I asked chat GPT some fun anecdote about Tom Tower and it told me that "the tower is the location of the "Divination Classroom" where the students of #Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are taught how to read tea leaves, crystal balls, and other methods of divination. In the movies, the tower bell is famously rung by the character "Nearly Headless Nick" who is the resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower”. I have absolutely no idea if this is true…chat GPT is an impressive bullshitter, sometimes. . . . #oxford #christchurchcollege #tomtower #oxforduniversity #artdrawing #art #myart #myartwork #sketch #draw #artwork #watercolorarchitecture #artoninstagram #wercolorillustration #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #artistoninstagram #watercolorsketch #inkandwatercolor #urbansketchers #watercolors #penandwash #penandwatercolor #danielsmith #escodabrushes #sailorpen (at Christ Church College Oxford) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnv_mvPM8jT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#hogwarts #oxford #christchurchcollege #tomtower #oxforduniversity #artdrawing #art #myart #myartwork #sketch #draw #artwork #watercolorarchitecture #artoninstagram #wercolorillustration #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #artistoninstagram #watercolorsketch #inkandwatercolor #urbansketchers #watercolors #penandwash #penandwatercolor #danielsmith #escodabrushes #sailorpen

[luiscartaxo]

Double camera in a very wet evening… Swipe for some magnolia bloom… #radcliffecamera #radcliffesquare #reflection #reflection_shots #raw_reflection #raw_reflection_ #reflections #reflectionphotography #dreamingspires #puddlereflection #puddle #puddlegram #reflectiongram . #bbcoxford #igersoxford #oxfordphotowalk #oxfordlens #photocluboxford . #oxforduniversity #universityofoxford #oxfordshirephotography #oxford #oxforduk #oxford_uk . #lc_insta . #magnolia #raw_architecture #raw_uk #raw_uk_ #raw_community_member (at Oxford, Oxfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNLJ7UIYu3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#radcliffecamera #radcliffesquare #reflection #reflection_shots #raw_reflection #raw_reflection_ #reflections #reflectionphotography #dreamingspires #puddlereflection #puddle #puddlegram #reflectiongram #bbcoxford #igersoxford #oxfordphotowalk #oxfordlens #photocluboxford #oxforduniversity #universityofoxford #oxfordshirephotography #oxford #oxforduk #oxford_uk #lc_insta #magnolia #raw_architecture #raw_uk #raw_uk_ #raw_community_member

[onlineantiques]

Cambridge and Its Colleges Book 3rd Edition 1910 A Hamilton Thompson eBay item number 234459634858 #cambridgeuniversity #cambridge #oxforduniversity #harvarduniversity #university #universityofcambridge #drumuniversity #cambridgeshire #cambridgeuk #college #universitylife #universitystudent #visitcambridge #uk #cam #university #cambridgecollege #hamiltonthompson #historian https://www.instagram.com/p/CnOr-N1IjHV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cambridgeuniversity #cambridge #oxforduniversity #harvarduniversity #university #universityofcambridge #drumuniversity #cambridgeshire #cambridgeuk #college #universitylife #universitystudent #visitcambridge #uk #cam #cambridgecollege #hamiltonthompson #historian