Decay of Lying: And Other Essays (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Decay of Lying: And Other Essays (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Calling on diverse examples from Ancient Greek sculpture to contemporary paintings, this title creates a witty, paradoxical world in which the only art worth loving is that built on complete

The Decay of Lying: And Other Essays (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

A selection of Oscar Wilde's writings that underscore his notion that 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life' The Decay of Lying includes two of Wilde's most comprehensive--and witty--explorations of his aesthetic philosophy: The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist. Throughout

De Profundis and Other Prison Writings (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

A definitive new collection of Oscar Wilde's best prison letters and poetry, with an introduction by Colm Toibin Bankrupt and with his reputation in ruins, Oscar Wilde wrote the astonishing letter 'De Profundis' to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, while in prison. Editor Colm Toibin, the acclaimed

Beautiful and Impossible Things: Selected Essays of Oscar Wilde (Wilde Oscar)(Pevná vazba)

This selection of Oscar Wilde's writings provides a fresh perspective on his character and thinking. Compiled from his lecture tours, newspaper articles, essays and epigrams, these pieces show that beneath the trademark wit, Wilde was a deeply humane and visionary writer, as challenging today as he

Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Alongside Earnest, discover a biblical tragedy retold, Lady Windemere and her infamous fan and Wilde's take on an ideal husband, in this

Poetry of Oscar Wilde (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a collection of stories, including 'The Canterville Ghost', and 'The Happy

Fall of the House of Wilde - Oscar Wilde and His Family (O'Sullivan Emer)(Paperback / softback)

The Soul of Man Under Socialism: & Selected Critical Prose (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Illuminating essays on philsophy, literature, soceity, and art by one of Ireland's greatest wits Oscar Wilde--witty raconteur, flamboyant hedonist, and self-destructive lover--is most familiar as the author of brilliant comedies, including The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, and the

The Happy Prince and Other Tales - Oscar Wilde - e-kniha

eBook:,The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde containing five stories, The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend, and The Remarkable Rocket

Nothing . . . Except My Genius: The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a collection of wit and wisdom that demonstrates the author's vision and his

Ballad of Reading Gaol (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Oscar Wilde's most famous poem, with illustrations and an afterward with background

Peace of Wild Things - And Other Poems (Berry Wendell)(Paperback / softback)

The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

A haunting, magical fairy-tale collection, in which Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (among others) The Happy Prince who was not so happy after all, The Selfish Giant who learned to love little children and The Star Child who did not love his parents as much as he should. Each of the stories shines

Oscar Wilde Stories For Children (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Oscar Wilde's stories are much-loved classics and make a fantastic story collection. They are timeless. moving and very readable. Complemented by atmospheric and evocative artwork from a leading illustrator. Titles included are: The Selfish Giant, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend,

Happy Prince - A Tale by Oscar Wilde (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Wilde Oscar)(Pevná vazba)

The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas is given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891. From the comic tales of The Canterville Ghost and Lord Arthur Savile's Crime to the marvelous fairy stories and fantasies of The Selfish Giant, The

The Annotated Prison Writings of Oscar Wilde (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

'And I? May I say nothing, my lord?' With these words, Oscar Wilde's courtroom trials came to a close. The lord in question, High Court justice Sir Alfred Wills, sent Wilde to the cells, sentenced to two years in prison with hard labor for the crime of 'gross indecency' with other men. As cries of

Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays (Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm)(Paperback / softback)

The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The

The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

A unique selection which includes alongside The Canterville Ghost other three comic mysteries stories which will delight older kids.When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his

Making Oscar Wilde (Mendelssohn Michle)(Paperback)

Witty, inspiring, and charismatic, Oscar Wilde is one of the Greats of English literature. Today, his plays and stories are beloved around the world. But it was not always so. His afterlife has given him the legitimacy that life denied him. Making Oscar Wilde reveals the untold story of young

Importance of Being Earnest the Graphic Novel (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Oscar Wilde's entire three-act play, faithfully adapted into a glorious graphic

The Happy Prince & Other Stories (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable