Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius (Belford Barbara)(Paperback)

Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius (Belford Barbara)(Paperback)

In this elegant and affectionate biography of one of the most controversial personalities of the nineteenth century, Barbara Belford breaks new ground in the evocation of Oscar Wilde's personal life and in our understanding of the choices he made for his art. Published for the centenary of Wilde's

The Importance of Being Earnest (Legend Classics) (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

The final comic or dramatic work from undisputed genius Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is his most enduring popular play and a must-read for any Wilde fan.A farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious person to escape burdensome

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

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

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

Oscar Wilde: The Major Works (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Oscar Wilde's dramatic private life has sometimes threatened to overshadow his great literary achievements. His talent was prodigious: the author of brilliant social comedies, fairy stories, critical dialogues, poems, and a novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. In addition to Dorian Gray, this volume

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,

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

The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

'The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde' is as the title would suggest a collection of whimiscal tales by Oscar Wilde. This collections includes the following short stories: The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend, The Remarkable Rocket, The Young

Salome (Wilde Oscar)(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

Selected Plays (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Between 1892 and 1895, Oscar Wilde's drawing-room comedies Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest made his name as a playwright who fearlessly mocked the hypocrisy and snobbery of Victorian society and took gleeful delight in appearing

De Profundis (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Happy Prince (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Salome (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Salome is Oscar Wilde's most experimental - and controversial - play. None, however, could deny the importance of Wilde's creation. This edition uses the English translation by Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Appendices detail the play's sources and provide extensive materials on its

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

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

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

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

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

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

Authors in Context: Oscar Wilde (Oxford World´s Classics New Edition) - Sloan John

Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr, Oscar Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted the 'new' in every area of British life. This edition, part of Oxford's new Authors in Context series, examines the rich interplay

The Last Days Of Oscar Wilde (Vanderslice John)(Paperback)

Meet Oscar Wilde. His life is ending.The year is 1898. Wilde's reputation is in ruins. After the scandal, after the trial, and after the incarceration at Reading Gaol, Wilde lives in precarious exile in Paris. His friends urge him to start another great work, a new play or poem. But Wilde's

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

Oscar Wilde's entire three-act play, with reduced dialogue for a fast-paced

Penguin Readers Level 1: The Canterville Ghost (ELT Graded Reader) (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

The Complete Short Stories (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. Admired by George Orwell and W. B. Yeats, the stories include poignant fairy-tales such as 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Selfish Giant,' the extravagant comedy of 'Lord