Oscar Wilde

Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the story of Vera Zasulich. It was the first play that Wilde wrote. It was produced in the United Kingdom in 1880, and in New York in 1882, but it was not a success and folded in both cities.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of hard labour after being convicted of the offence of "gross indecency". The scholar H. Montgomery Hyde suggests this term implies homosexual acts not amounting to buggery in British legislation of the time.

De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is an epistle written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas. During its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency. He indicts both Lord Alfred's vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those wishes. In the second half, Wilde charts his spiritual development in prison and identification with Jesus Christ, whom he characterises as a romantic, individualist artist.

The Canterville Ghost is a novella by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about a family who moves to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers. It has been adapted for the stage and screen several times.

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I den vemodiga berättelsen Näktergalen och rosen vänder sig Oscar Wilde mot samhällets och människans ytlighet, ett tema som även återkommer i den roman som han idag kanske är mest känd för, Dorian Grays porträtt. Novellen anses vara ett svar på H. C. Andersens saga Näktergalen. Gemensamt för historierna är kritiken av författarnas samtid, men Wilde invänder mot Andersens syn på uppoffring och hans förkärlek för det naturliga över det konstgjorda och låter sin berättelse ta en helt annan vändning. Ytterligare ett prov på Oscar Wildes kortprosa får vi i Lady Alroy, berättelsen om en mystisk kvinna som tycks bära på en dunkel hemlighet.“Musikanterna kommer att spela på sina stråkinstrument och min älskade skall dansa till tonerna av harpa och violiner”, sade den unge studenten. “Hon kommer att dansa så lätt att hennes fötter knappast rör vid golvet och kavaljererna i sina vackra kläder kommer att flockas kring henne. Men med mig kommer hon inte att dansa, för jag kan inte ge henne en röd ros.” Han kastade sig mot marken, begravde huvudet i sina händer och grät. Den irländske författaren och samhällssatirikern Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) var under sin levnadstid en flitig författare och publicerade en strid ström av större verk, dikter, essäer och noveller. År 1895 dömdes Wilde till två års fängelse för homosexualitet. Hans pjäser lades ner, hans böcker bojkottades och ett par år efter fängelsetidens slut dog han, ensam och utfattig, på Hôtel d’Alsace i Paris. Denna bok innehåller två av Wildes noveller: Näktergalen och rosen samt Lady Alroy, båda i översättning av Rune Olausson. Novellix ger ut små, snygga böcker med en novell per bok. Både klassiker och nyskrivet - allt ifrån Virginia Woolf till Håkan Nesser! Samtliga böcker med originalomslag av svenska formgivare, illustratörer och konstnärer. Novellix-novellerna säljs både styckvis och förpackade i fina presentaskar. Stora läsupplevelser i ett litet format.

Det här är en ask fylld med berättelser om kärlek: Om stark förälskelse och om brustna hjärtan. Om fåfänga och ondska, omtanke och besvikelse. Fyra noveller skrivna av några av våra mest älskade författare genom tiderna. Asken innehåller fyra böcker:Oscar Wilde - Näktergalen och rosen & Lady AlroyMary Shelley - KärleksprövningenLev Tolstoj - Efter balenVirginia Woolf - Arvet"En litterär pralinask." Svenska DagbladetNovellix ger ut stora läsupplevelser i litet format! En novell per bok, och alltid med originalomslag av svenska formgivare, illustratörer och konstnärer. Novellerna säljs både styckvis och förpackade i fina presentaskar.

Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is one of his most popular works. Written in Wilde's characteristically dazzling manner, full of stinging epigrams and shrewd observations, the tale of Dorian Gray's moral disintegration caused something of a scandal when it first appeared in 1890. Wilde was attacked for his decadence and corrupting influence, and a few years later the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde's homosexual liaisons, trials that resulted in his imprisonment. Of the book's value as autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, "Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be--in other ages, perhaps."

El Fantasma de Canterville, escrito por el c lebre autor brit nico Oscar Wilde, es una obra encantadora que combina humor, fantas a y un toque de misterio. Esta edici n biling e y adaptada para ni os, publicada por S lector, S. A. de C. V. con el ISBN 9786074534696, permite a los j venes lectores adentrarse en el fascinante mundo de la literatura cl sica mientras aprenden o refuerzan sus habilidades en un segundo idioma. La historia sigue a la familia Otis, una moderna y pr ctica familia estadounidense, que se muda a Canterville Chase, una antigua mansi n inglesa que, seg n los rumores, est habitada por un fantasma. Sin embargo, lejos de asustarse, los Otis se enfrentan al fantasma, Sir Simon de Canterville, con una actitud pragm tica y divertida, trastocando por completo las expectativas del espectro, acostumbrado a infundir terror en los corazones de los anteriores ocupantes. A medida que se desarrolla la trama, los lectores se encuentran con situaciones c micas e inusuales, donde el fantasma, en lugar de asustar a la familia, se convierte en el objeto de sus burlas. Sin embargo, detr s de este humor, Wilde tambi n introduce temas de redenci n y compasi n, especialmente a trav s del personaje de Virginia, la hija mayor de los Otis, quien demuestra una bondad que eventualmente libera a Sir Simon de su maldici n. Esta adaptaci n mantiene el esp ritu original de la obra de Wilde, pero est escrita en un lenguaje accesible para los ni os, permiti ndoles disfrutar de la narrativa y los personajes sin dificultades. Adem s, la edici n biling e ofrece el texto tanto en ingl s como en espa ol, proporcionando una herramienta educativa invaluable para aquellos que est n aprendiendo o perfeccionando cualquiera de los dos idiomas. El Fantasma de Canterville es m s que una simple historia de fantasmas; es un cuento lleno de ingenio, calidez y lecciones sobre la tolerancia y el perd n. Esta edici n adaptada y biling e es perfecta para introducir a los j venes lectores en la literatura cl sica, ofreciendo una experiencia de lectura enriquecedora y divertida que seguro ser apreciada tanto por ni os como por sus padres y educadores.

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public." The stories included in this collection are as follows: The Young King The Birthday of the Infanta The Fisherman and his Soul The Star-Child

It's a story of great sacrifice. Shah Mah Phru who fell in love with King Meng Beng very madly, stayed with him for two years. He promised to come back again which he never did. She hadn't the remotest idea of him as a king. Years lapsed, she kept waited for him with her two boys. One day she observed a bevy of horsemen approached her pagoda, and she trembled with joy thinking that he returned after all. The king's Prime Minster came with unpleasant news that the Queen passed away with no heir and the King is sick. His purpose of coming was to take her two sons. So be it. She grieved with pangs of sorrow and poignant pain. According to her state, she wasn't able to accompanied with her sons. Therefore, she begged them with menial capacity in groveling way. Her tries was of no vain, so she intended to pay a visit to a wizard to help her out ............................find out how it will end

The Picture of Dorian Gray, is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious person to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.

The Canterville Ghost is a popular 1887 novella by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. "The Canterville Ghost" is a parody featuring a dramatic spirit named Sir Simon and the United States minister (ambassador) to the Court of St. James's, Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted country house. Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the house, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted it ever since he killed his wife, Eleonore, three centuries before. But Mr. Otis dismisses the ghost story as bunk and disregards Lord Canterville's warnings. When the Otises learn that the house is indeed haunted, they succeed in victimizing the ghost and in disregarding age-old British traditions. What emerges is a satire of American materialism, a lampoon of traditional British values, and an amusing twist on the traditional gothic horror tale.

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious person to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play. The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Soon afterwards their feud came to a climax in court, where Wilde's homosexual double life was revealed to the Victorian public and he was eventually sentenced to imprisonment. His notoriety caused the play, despite its early success, to be closed after 86 performances. After his release, he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no further comic or dramatic work.

Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life. Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences, while staying young and beautiful; all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to "Bosie" (Lord Alfred Douglas). In its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency. He indicts both Lord Alfred's vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those wishes. In the second half, Wilde charts his spiritual development in prison and identification with Jesus Christ, whom he characterises as a romantic, individualist artist. The letter began "Dear Bosie" and ended "Your Affectionate Friend".

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place over the course of twenty-four hours. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." Together with The Importance of Being Earnest, it is often considered Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. After Earnest, it is his most popularly produced play.

A Woman of No Importance is a play by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The play premi red on 19 April 1893 at London's Haymarket Theatre. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirizes English upper class society. It has been performed on stages in Europe and North America since his death in 1900.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) war ein irischer Schriftsteller. Als Lyriker, Romanautor, Dramatiker und Kritiker wurde er zu einem der bekanntesten und - im Viktorianischen England - auch umstrittensten Schriftsteller seiner Zeit. Das Gespenst von Canterville Lord Arthur Saviles Verbrechen: Eine Studie ber die Pflicht Der Modellmillion r: Ein Zeichen der Bewunderung Die Sphinx ohne Geheimnis: Eine Radierung Zwei Gespr che von der Kunst und vom Leben Der gl ckliche Prinz Die Nachtigall und die Rose Der selbsts chtige Riese Der ergebene Freund Die vornehme Rakete Der junge K nig Der Geburtstag der Infantin Der Fischer und seine Seele Das Sternenkind