The Influences of Oscar Wilde Throughout his life Oscar Wilde had many strong influences exerted upon him. During his early childhood his mother influenced him and into college some of his professors and certain philosophers left a substantial impression upon him. Into adulthood these influences leaked out in his writing. These influences gave him ample ideas for writing The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde's study of the Hellenistic ideals of Epicurus, his coddled lifestyle as …showed first 75 words of 1689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1689 total…Gray. <Tab/> <Tab/>Terpening, William. Epicurus (342-270 B.C.E) and Victorian <Tab/>Aesthetes. 1998. The Victorian Web. 4 Apr. 2004 <http://victorianweb.org/decadence/epicurus.html>. <Tab/>This online sources relates the ideals of Epicurus and his Hellenistic teachings. It explains how Oscar Wilde was influence by these philosophies through a professor in college named Walter Pater.