The St. Patrick’s Day Committee’s Celtic Cultural Series presents “A Discussion of the life of Oscar Wilde”
Sunday, May 1, 4 p.m.
Upstairs Room of John Martin’s Irish Restaurant
253 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, FL

Oscar Wilde was aptly named. He was indeed a wilde man with great talent who wrote great plays, poetry and novels. However, his personal life was like a modern day Soap Opera.

The discussion of the life of Oscar Wilde will be led by Michael Gillespie, PhD, Professor of English at Florida International University, which recently appointed him Director of FIU’s Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment. Dr. Gillespie is a fairly recent arrival in Miami. Before relocating here, he taught for 29 years at Marquette University. He has written or edited 20 books which have included the works of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde and books on Irish film. His many prestigious positions include Member of the Board of Trustee of the International James Joyce Foundation and President of the American Conference for Irish Studies. Dr. Gillespie is currently working on an oral history of early Joyce studies and a book on Joyce and Theology.
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All Celtic Cultural Series events are free and open to all. Ample parking is available on Miracle Mile and in the City Parking Garage behind John Martin’s, accessible from Aragon Avenue.

The Celtic Cultural Series is produced by the St. Patrick’s Day Committee, Inc. with the support of the City of Coral Gables, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.

Caption for photograph: Dr. Michael Gillespie