#210 - Quote or No Quote: Oscar Wilde | Be Yourself. Everyone Else is Already Taken
Professor Buzzkill History Podcast
English - June 26, 2017 09:05 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsHistory Education buzzkill myths history mythbusting professor Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Ah, Buzzkillers, good old Oscar Wilde, the author of so many excellent plays, novels, and poems. Dripping with epigrams, Oscar entertained literary circles in London, Paris and Dublin with his wit, often pairing philosophical and comical themes to excellent effect. There are dozens of legitimate Oscar-isms, but is there any evidence that he ever said "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken"? Find out in this episode!