Wilde: 1747 books

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Rise Of Historical Criticism (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Rise of Historical Criticism, published in complete form in 1908, is a mature essay by Oscar Wilde, evaluating the history and...

In seinen Essays legt Oscar Wilde die philosophischen Grundlagen für seine Theaterstücke. Die Bewertung von Schein und Sein, von Kritik und Kunst, von Schönheit und Emotionalität steht hier im Zentrum seines Denkens. Mit eleganten Formulierungen führt Wilde seine Leser zu Einsichten, die zunächst...

Oscar Wilde war der wohl schillerndste Kopf unter den Schriftstellern des 19. Jahrhunderts. Von seinen Lesern geliebt wie wegen seines Lebenswandels von vielen verachtet, ging der Dandy einen tragischen Weg vom gefeierten Erfolgsautor zum ausgestoßenen Gefängnisinsassen. Dieser Band vereinigt sein...

This ebook contains all of Oscar Wilde's plays (including the fragments), his only novel, his fairy tales and short stories, the poems, all of his essays, lectures, reviews, and other newspaper articles, based on the 1909 edition of his works. For easier navigation, there are tables of contents for...

With the exception of the Poems in Prose this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting. The Rise of Historical Criticism is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing...

A Woman of No Importance is a drama produced by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The play premiered n 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...

Believe me, no civilised man ever regrets a pleasure... As London slides from one century into the next, a young man is cursed with the uncanny ability to remain both young and beautiful while descending into a life of heartless debauchery. With its glittering dialogue, provocative imagery...

Este ebook presenta "El fantasma de Canterville", con un sumario dinámico y detallado. El fantasma de Canterville, es un relato escrito por Oscar Wilde y publicado por primera vez en 1887. A lo largo del libro, los lectores tienen la posibilidad de conocer la flamante realidad de los Otis,...

Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. In 1880, with only a few copies privately printed, arrangements were made with noted actresses for...

Wilde’s literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof against any exhumation of articles which he or his admirers would have preferred to forget. As a matter of fact, I believe this volume will prove of unusual interest; some of the reviews are curiously prophetic; some are, of...

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything'. Some of the most memorable Oscar Wilde epigrams come from his tales and short stories. Enjoy an eclectic collection of tales by Oscar Wilde and Beatrix Potter and live through the adventures and magic of many...

"But it is a very unimaginative nature that only cares for people on their pedestals. A pedestal may be a very unreal thing. A pillory is a terrific reality." Thus wrote Oscar Wilde in a farewell letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) in 1897 while serving a two-year sentence for "gross indecency...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Wilde’s literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof against any exhumation of articles which he or his admirers would have preferred to forget. As a matter of fact, I believe...

Oscar Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish author, playwright and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he started to consider one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.  Oscar Wilde created an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into...