Name: Plays, Prose Writings and Poems (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
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Author: Wilde, Oscar ; Eagleton, Terry
ISBN: 9780679405832

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Oscar Wilde

Introduction by

Terry Eagleton

Publisher

Everyman's Library

Year

1991

Language

English

Pages

728

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

20.6 x 13.5 x 3.8 cm

Weight

0.73 kg.

ISBN

0679405836

ISBN13

9780679405832

Synopsis "Plays, Prose Writings and Poems (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)"

Introduction by Terry EagletonOscar Wilde has been acknowledged as the wittiest writer in the English language. This collection proves that he was also one of the most versatile. Effortlessly achieved, each revealing a different aspect of his brilliance, all of the plays, prose writings, and poems gathered here support Wilde's belief that entertainment provides the best kind of edification. The works gathered here include Wilde's once-controversial and now classic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, the riotously comic plays "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Lady Windermere's Fan," and the famous poem he wrote after being released from prison, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol." This expanded new edition now includes the complete version of Wilde's moving letter from prison, De Profundis, and his teasing parable about Shakespeare, "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." Other notable included writings are the semi-comic mystery story "Lord Arthur's Savile's Crime" and the essay The Soul of Man Under Socialism.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde es considerado uno de los dramaturgos más destacados del Londres victoriano tardío. Además, fue una celebridad de la época debido a su gran y aguzado ingenio. Hoy en día, es recordado por sus epigramas, sus cuentos, sus obras de teatro, su única novela, El retrato de Dorian Gray, y la tragedia de su encarcelamiento, seguida de su muerte prematura.

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