Oscar Wilde

The plot of the novel varies between each of the published versions. The summary below deals with the longest version, the 1891 novel. However, certain episodes described

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.

La obra se sit a en una casa de campo inglesa propiedad de Lady Hunstanton. Se abre el tel n en la terraza donde Lady Caroline se conversa con un puritana invitada estadounidense de Lady Hunstanton, Hester Worsley. Otros personajes entran en escena, incluyendo la encantadora Lady Allonby, la d cil Lady Stutfield y el sumiso marido de Lady Caroline, Sir John. Discuten sobre cuestiones vanales y m s tarde se une el carism tico y encantador, Lord Illingworth, que ha ofrecido el cargo de Secretario a Gerald Arbuthnot. Rachel, La madre de Gerald es invitada a unirse a la reuni n, y cuando llega, se da cuenta de que lord Illingworth es el padre de Gerard. Ella tuvo un romance con l hace veinte a os, qued embarazada, y l se neg a casarse con ella, convirti ndola en una mujer desgraciada. Por tanto, se muestra renuente a que Gerald se convierta en el secretario de Illingworth, aunque no le dice nada a Gerald. ste descubre el pasado de su madre en un momento especialmente dram tico, despu s de intentar matar a lord Illingworth, que hab a abrazado Hester Worsleyde Wildien. Al final, Gerard, la se ora Alburthnot y Hester parten de Inglaterra hacia los Estados Unidos con la esperanza de vivir en una sociedad donde no ser n juzgados con demasiada dureza.

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.

The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde is a short story. Like many works of literature, the story first appeared in a magazine, The Court and Society Review in February 1887. The Canterville Ghost is a story of contrast - American vs. British Society. When the story starts, the American minister, Mr Hiram B. Otis has purchased Canterville Chase, an English country house. Otis is warned by Lord Canterville that the house is haunted, but he doesn't believe in ghosts- at first This is not a typical ghost story. It is funny, and likely you will laugh out loud a lot while reading the book. This classic title has been published by RADLEY BOOKS. Each RADLEY CLASSIC is a meticulously restored, luxurious and faithful reproduction of a classic book; produced with elegant text layout, clarity of presentation, and stylistic features that make reading a true pleasure. Special attention is given to legible fonts and adequate letter sizing, correct line length for readability, generous margins and triple lead (lavish line separation); plus we do not allow any mistakes/changes/additions to creep into the author's words. Visit RADLEY BOOKS at www.radleybooks.com (or search RADLEY CLASSIC on Amazon) to see more classic book titles in this series.

Este libro contiene las p ginas de cr tica y est tica fundamentales de Oscar Wilde, y quiz las m s originales que escribiera nunca.

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 Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. As a spokesman for aestheticism, he tried his hand at various literary activities: he published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art", and then returned to London where he worked prolifically as a journalist. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day.

Oscar Wilde, dont le nom complet est Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, est un crivain irlandais, n Dublin le 16 octobre 1854 et mort Paris le 30 novembre 1900. N dans la bourgeoisie irlandaise et protestante de Dublin, d'un p re ophtalmologiste renomm et d'une m re po tesse, Oscar Wilde se distingue par un parcours scolaire brillant. Nourri de culture classique, couronn de prix au sein du Trinity College de Dublin, il int gre le Magdalene College de l'universit d'Oxford, o il se construit un personnage d'esth te et de dandy, sous l'influence des pr rapha lites et des th ories de L'art pour l'art de Walter Pater, John Ruskin ou Whistler. l'issue de ses tudes, Wilde s'installe Londres, o il parvient s'ins rer dans la bonne soci t et les cercles cultiv s, s'illustrant dans plusieurs genres litt raires.

En lo alto de una columna se alzaba la estatua de oro del Pr ncipe Feliz. Una golondrina solitaria decidi cobijarse entre los pies del Pr ncipe. As naci entre ellos una amistad pura y generosa, capaz de cambiar la vida de los dem s.

Charmides, son of Glaucon, was an Athenian statesman who flourished during the 5th century BC. Uncle of Plato, Charmides appears in the Platonic dialogue bearing his name (Charmides), the Protagoras, and the Symposium, as well as in Xenophon's Symposium, Memorabilia, and Hellenica. A wealthy orphan raised by his first cousin, Critias, his property was confiscated for his role in profaning the Eleusinian Mysteries in 415 BC. He is commonly listed as one of the Thirty Tyrants who ruled Athens following its defeat in the Peloponnesian War, but evidence points only to his having been one of the ten men appointed by the Thirty to govern the Piraeus. He was killed in the Battle of Munichia in 403 BC when the democrats returned to Athens. This Charmides was probably not the same man as the father of the great Athenian sculptor Phidias, also named Charmides.

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". Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the best- known personalities of his day. This classic title has been published by RADLEY BOOKS. Each RADLEY CLASSIC is a meticulously restored, luxurious and faithful reproduction of a classic book; produced with elegant text layout, clarity of presentation, and stylistic features that make reading a true pleasure. Special attention is given to legible fonts and adequate letter sizing, correct line length for readability, generous margins and triple lead (lavish line separation); plus we do not allow any mistakes/changes/additions to creep into the author's words. Visit RADLEY BOOKS at www.radleybooks.com (or search RADLEY CLASSIC on Amazon) to see more classic book titles in this series.

A dark masterpiece of Gothic horror and Victorian decadence, Oscar Wilde's scandalous novel delves into the depths of the soul. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Featuring an afterword by the playwright and actor Peter Harness. Dorian Gray is young, arrogant, and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realisation that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms forever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with the man he has become. A philosophically profound work of Gothic fiction, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a gripping tale of aestheticism, decadence, and the duality of the soul set in fin-de-siècle London. With its vivid characters and evocative prose, Wilde's only novel has captivated readers for over a century.

The four great comedies of Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, were all written at the height of the controversial Irish author's powers in his last, doomed decade, the 1890s. They remain among the most-loved, and most-quoted, of all drama in the English language. Along with Salome, his darkly decadent dramatization of the Bible story, these immortal plays continue to pack theatres, and have been adapted for every kind of media. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Plays echoes the book form in which Wilde originally insisted his plays were published, and includes illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley and an afterword by Ned Halley. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.