Oscar Wilde

Todas las tardes el joven Pescador se internaba en el mar, y arrojaba sus redes al agua. Cuando el viento soplaba desde tierra, no lograba pescar nada, porque era un viento mal volo de alas negras, y las olas se levantaban empin ndose a su encuentro. Pero en cambio, cuando soplaba el viento en direcci n a la costa, los peces sub an desde las verdes honduras y se met an nadando entre las mallas de la red y el joven Pescador los llevaba al mercado para venderlos. Todas las tardes el joven Pescador se internaba en el mar. Un d a, al recoger su red, la sinti tan pesada que no pod a izarla hasta la barca. Riendo, se dijo: -O bien he atrapado todos los peces del mar, o bien es alg n monstruo torpe que asombrar a los hombres, o acaso ser algo espantoso que la gran Reina tendr deseos de contemplar. Haciendo uso de todas sus fuerzas fue izando la red, hasta que se le marcaron en relieve las venas de los brazos. Poco a poco fue cerrando el c rculo de corchos, hasta que, por fin, apareci la red a flor de agua.

Una casa de granadas es un libro de cuentos de hadas publicado en 1892 por Oscar Wilde. Fue instituido como la continuaci n del libro de cuentos El Pr ncipe Feliz y otros cuentos (1888). Wilde dijo una vez que esta colecci n no fue planeada ni para los ni os brit nicos ni para el p blico brit nico. Los cuentos incluidos en esta colecci n son: El joven rey El cumplea os de la Infanta El pescador y su alma El ni o estrella

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. The Importance of Being Earnest has been revived many times since its premiere. It has been adapted for the cinema on three occasions. In The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Dame Edith Evans reprised her celebrated interpretation of Lady Bracknell; The Importance of Being Earnest (1992) by Kurt Baker used an all-black cast; and Oliver Parker's The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) incorporated some of Wilde's original material cut during the preparation of the original stage production.... 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. Wilde's parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. Their son became fluent in French and German early in life. At university, Wilde read Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles. 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, Dubl n, 1854 - Par s, 1900) Escritor brit nico. Hijo del cirujano William Wills-Wilde y de la escritora Joana Elgee, Oscar Wilde tuvo una infancia tranquila y sin sobresaltos. Estudi en la Portora Royal School de Euniskillen, en el Trinity College de Dubl n y, posteriormente, en el Magdalen College de Oxford, centro en el que permaneci entre 1874 y 1878 y en el cual recibi el Premio Newdigate de poes a, que gozaba de gran prestigio en la poca. El xito de Wilde se basaba en el ingenio punzante y epigram tico que derrochaba en sus obras, dedicadas casi siempre a fustigar las hipocres as de sus contempor neos. "Sin Tapujos" de Oscar Wilde es un ejemplo de la genuina literatura de Wilde, porque en sus obras plasm un estilo de vida libre, sin ataduras y sin prejuicios que lo llev a tener notable xito en el campo literario, pero parad jicamente, ese mismo estilo de vida, irreverente e indomable, no fue aceptado por la sociedad de ese entonces en el propio comportamiento de Wilde que fue condenado a prisi n.

Si Sir Robert Chiltern es ahora Secretario de Estado de Asuntos Exteriores, es porque ha sabido mantener en secreto el origen de su fortuna: una transacci n fraudulenta por la que vendi secretos de estado al Bar n Arnehim. Toda la alta sociedad inglesa y sus pares de la C mara de los Comunes lo tienen por un hombre respetable e ntegro. S mbolo de la honestidad y la competencia futuro pol tico parece brillante, contando siempre con el respaldo de su esposa, Lady Chiltern, que lo considera el marido ideal. Sin embargo, las apariencias son enga osas y el orden social se basa nicamente en la mentira individual y colectiva. ese brillante porvenir se complica con la aparici n de la se ora Cheveley, "una mujer con un pasado", una mujer cuya reputaci n no es intachable, que somete a chantaje a Sir Robert Chiltern: o bien la ayuda en otra operaci n deshonesta o bien revelar su secreto, provocando un esc ndalo que lo cubrir de infamia.

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".

Una casa de granadas es un libro de cuentos de hadas publicado en 1892 por Oscar Wilde. Fue instituido como la continuaci n del libro de cuentos El Pr ncipe Feliz y otros cuentos (1888). Wilde dijo una vez que esta colecci n no fue planeada ni para los ni os brit nicos ni para el p blico brit nico. Los cuentos incluidos en esta colecci n son: El joven rey El cumplea os de la Infanta El pescador y su alma El ni o estrella

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place within a single day. "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."

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

Although Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one novel) in his brief, tragic life, he is perhaps best known as a dramatist. His witty, clever drama, populated by brilliant talkers skilled in the art of riposte and paradox, are still staples of the theatrical repertoire. An Ideal Husband revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards - providing, along the way, a wry commentary on the rarity of politicians who can claim to be ethically pure. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, an overbearing father, and a formidable femme fatale continually exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the play moving at a lively pace. Like most of Wilde's plays, this scintillating drawing-room comedy is wise, well-constructed, and deeply satisfying. An instant success at its 1895 debut, the play continues to delight audiences over one hundred years later. An Ideal Husband is a must-read for Wilde fans, students of English literature, and anyone delighted by wit, urbanity, and timeless sophistication..... 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. Wilde's parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. Their son became fluent in French and German early in life. At university, Wilde read Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles. 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. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence for England due to the absolute prohibition of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. After two more trials he was convicted and imprisoned for two years' hard labour. In 1897, in prison, he wrote De Profundis, which was published in 1905, a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. He died destitute in Paris at the age of 46.

Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced 22 February 1892 at the St James's Theatre in London. The play was first published in 1893. Beautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous relationship with Lord Windermere has prompted her fatal impulse. And Mrs Erlynne has a secret - a secret Lady Windermere must never know if she is to retain her peace of mind. ....... 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. Wilde's parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. Their son became fluent in French and German early in life. At university, Wilde read Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles. 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. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence for England due to the absolute prohibition of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, while his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), was still on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry prosecuted for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The charge carried a penalty of up to two years in prison. The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with men. After two more trials he was convicted and imprisoned for two years' hard labour. In 1897, in prison, he wrote De Profundis, which was published in 1905, a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. He died destitute in Paris at the age of 46.

El xito de Oscar Wilde se basaba en el ingenio punzante y epigram tico que derrochaba en sus obras, dedicadas casi siempre a fustigar las hipocres as de sus contempor neos. En esta creaci n de Wilde, se pretende eliminar la distinci n entre arte y cr tica tan estimada por artistas y cr ticos tales como Matthew Arnold o James Abbott McNeill Whistler - s lo el esp ritu cr tico posibilita cualquier creaci n art stica de modo absoluto, mientras que la cr tica es independiente del objeto que critica y no est necesariamente sujeta al mismo. El ensayo aboga por la vida contemplativa frente a la vida activa. Seg n Gilbert, el principio cient fico sobre la herencia demuestra que nunca somos menos libres ni tenemos m s ilusiones que cuando tratamos de actuar con un prop sito consciente en mente. La contemplaci n cr tica se gu a por el sentido est tico consciente, as como por el alma.

Con el ingenio y delicadeza de Oscar Wilde, este hermoso cuento, nos transporta a escenas irreales y fant sticas. Sucedi que un joven pescador atrap con sus redes a una sirena a la que dej volver al mar con la condici n de que, a su llamado, cantara una canci n para que los peces acudieran a sus redes. Entonaba ella todas las tardes sus canciones que hablaban de las colosales ballenas o de los argonautas o de los pulpos que mueven sus m ltiples brazos negros, y los peces acud an a la superficie del mar y llenaban las redes del pescador. Pero la fascinaci n de la sirena no obraba solamente en los peces sino tambi n en el pescador, que no pudo resistirse a su encanto.

El xito de Wilde se basaba en el ingenio punzante y epigram tico que derrochaba en sus obras, dedicadas casi siempre a fustigar las hipocres as de sus contempor neos. Sus cuentos son una muestra de su singular ingenio. "El joven Rey" es un relato del autor Oscar Wilde narrado en tercera persona y en el cual usa un lenguaje descriptivo. En esta obra Wilde cual intenta hacernos reflexionar sobre el c mo actuamos con todas las personas. Al principio de la obra en donde menciona una breve historia de c mo un joven que hab a sido desheredado vuelve a retomar el trono despu s de que el viejo rey lo hab a estado buscando, lo cual es una manera de ejemplificar que en alguna situaci n necesitaremos de alguien y a pesar del orgullo. Por un lado, un d a anterior a su coronaci n el "joven rey" tuvo tres sue os que cambiar an su manera de pensar.

Nominada por los estadounidenses como una de las 100 mejores novelas en la serie de PBS The Great American Read «La vida te lo reserva todo, Dorian. Con tu extraordinario atractivo, no hay nada que no puedas conseguir. Basil Hallward hab a terminado el retrato. El joven Dorian, al verlo, no pudo m s que desear, desde su fr vola inocencia, que fuera su imagen la que envejeciera y se corrompiera con el paso de los a os mientras l permanec a intacto. Y as fue: a partir de entonces, Dorian Gray conserv no solo la lozan a y la hermosura propias de la juventud, sino el aspecto puro de los inocentes. Pero a qu precio? El retrato de Dorian Gray es un logro insoslayable de la literatura universal, vertido aqu magn ficamente por el escritor y traductor Alejandro Palomas. Asimismo, el presente volumen adiciona un espl ndido estudio introductorio, firmado por el reputado investigador y autor Robert Mighall. Luis Antonio de Villena dijo...«Un libro lleno de fascinaci n y encanto, f cil y dif cil a la vez, y cuyo nico protagonista y tema esencial es la belleza. Una de las pasiones que hacen vivir y dan sentido y fuerza al mundo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read 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." 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.