The Happy Prince
by Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

“The Happy Prince” is set in a fictional city marked by a deep inequality between the poverty of the townspeople and the riches of the wealthy. In keeping with the fairy tale genre, the lands described are fictional and full of fantastical elements, and the events play out over an unspecified timeframe, though the story also occasionally hints at Wilde’s own Victorian context.