Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". It is most famous for its title story, "The Happy Prince".

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.

Basil Hallward es un artista que queda enormemente impresionado por la belleza est tica de un joven llamado Dorian Gray y comienza a admirarlo. Basil pinta un retrato del joven. Charlando en el jard n de Basil, Dorian conoce a un amigo de Basil y empieza a cautivarse por la visi n del mundo de Lord Henry. Exponiendo un nuevo tipo de hedonismo, Lord Henry indica que lo nico que vale la pena en la vida es la belleza, y la satisfacci n de los sentidos. Al darse cuenta de que un d a su belleza se desvanecer , Dorian desea tener siempre la edad de cuando Basil le pint en el cuadro. Mientras l mantiene para siempre la misma apariencia del cuadro, la figura retratada envejece por l. Su b squeda del placer lo lleva a una serie de actos de lujuria; pero el retrato sirve como un recordatorio de los efectos de su alma, con cada pecado la figura se va desfigurando y envejeciendo

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."

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". It is most famous for its title story, "The Happy Prince".

This is a selection of works by three famous Irishmen Oscar Wilde, WB Yeats and Bram Stoker. It includes: The short story by Bram Stoker 'Dracula's Guest' which is thought to be the original opening chapter of his famous novel 'Dracula', three versions of 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' by Wilde (and the original preface by his friend Robert Ross) and the early collection of poetry, 'The Rose' by W. B. Yeats (which includes his famous poem 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree'). There is a general introduction by the writer and actor Tim Dalgleish and other additional material. As the editor writes in the introduction: 'One should think of this little collection as if one, that is you yourself, had just walked into a pub in Dublin: You hand over a few coppers to the landlord and stand sipping your pint of the dark, black stuff. In the corner you spy three eccentric looking characters deep in concentrated conversation. As you make your way over you realise they are telling stories. One is an odd looking fellow, with untidy white hair and pince-nez, he is sonorously declaiming, in a sing-song voice, a tale of mythic, even epic, proportions... this will be a night to remember.'

Lord Arthur Savile recibe una fuerte impresi n durante una fiesta a la que acude junto a su prometida. Un quirom ntico lee en su mano que va a cometer un asesinato. Como no hay nada como el deber cumplido, lord Arthur decide posponer su matrimonio para despu s de cometido el crimen e inicia una estretagia urgente para matar a alg n familiar pr ximo, camuflando el delito como si fuera un accidente. El ilustrador Emilio Urberuaga ha elegido esta deliciosa y mordaz novela corta de Oscar Wilde para ilustrarla a todo color y con plena libertad. Premio Nacional de Ilustraci n 2011, Urberuaga, padre gr fico de Manolito Gafotas, retrata minusiosamente la poca victoriana donde se desarrolla la acci n y ofrece una lectura clara y alegre de uno de los textos m s ingeniosos de Wilde.

Med denna samling av vackert skrivna, moderna sagor har Oscar Wilde fängslat unga och gamla läsare i generationer. Den innehåller fem berättelser i vilka hans ordkonst och fantasi får fritt spelrum. Boken är utsökt illustrerad av Charles Robinson." Vacker och läsvärd." Tryggve Lundh, BTJ (nr 24, 2017)

De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is an epistle written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas.

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.