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The collins complete works of oscar wilde is the only truly complete and authoritative singlevolume edition of oscar wildes works. He was also known for his wit, his flamboyance, and his trials and jail sentence for homosexual acts. The everquotable oscar wilde once said, anybody can make history. Painters, sculptors, writers, and artists gave a whole new definition to art. Surprising influences on oscar wildes greatest works the. The popular novels of oscar wilde made him a household name in the educated society and inspired many over the time. Wilde s father was sir william wilde, an irish antiquarian, gifted writer, and specialist in diseases of the eye and ear, who founded a hospital in dublin a year before oscar was born. Oct 10, 2019 author oscar wilde was known for his acclaimed works including the picture of dorian gray and the importance of being earnest, as well as his brilliant wit, flamboyant style and infamous. A book of quotations dover thrift editions by oscar wilde jan 27, 1998. More astute and forbearing, yet more fallible than legend has allowed, wilde is given here the dimensions of a modern hero. Five plays by oscar wilde by oscar wilde and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He studied the classics at dublin and oxford before moving to london. His work gained for him the honorary appointment of surgeon oculist in ordinary to the queen.

His father, sir william wilde, was irelands leading ear and eye surgeon, who also published books on archaeology. Oscar was especially influenced by his mother, a brilliantly witty raconteur, and, as a child, he was frequently invited to. His novel, the picture of dorian gray, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including. Oscar wilde 18541900 was born in dublin to unconventional parents. Oscar wilde the everquotable oscar wilde 18541900 was an irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted victorian england with his legendary wit.

Review a professional critics assessment of a service, product, performance, or artistic or literary work. Continuously in print since 1948, the collins complete works of oscar wilde has long been recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative singlevolume collection of wildes texts available, containing his only novel, the portrait of dorian gray, as. Discover book depositorys huge selection of oscar wilde books online. The author depicts wildes cometlike ascent on the victorian scene and his equally dramatic sudden eclipse. A popular perception persists of oscar wilde as an idle aesthete. Discount prices on books by oscar wilde, including titles like salome german edition. Ellmann dedicated two decades to the research and writing of this biography, resulting in a complex and richly detailed portrait of oscar wilde. After his release from prison in 1897, oscar wilde lived in france in straitened circumstances. He is most famous for his sophisticated, brilliantly witty plays, which were the first since the comedies of sheridan and goldsmith to have both dramatic and literary merit. Oscar wilde oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde, 18541900, irish author and wit, b.

His mother, lady jane francesca wilde 182096, was a poet and journalist. Oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde 16 october 1854 30 november 1900 was an irish writer and poet. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Particularly noteworthy is the ballad of reading gaol, the verse he composed about his imprisonment. Literature too took a front seat as there were novelists, poets, essayist, critic and playwrights who made victorian era the period of thriving literature. In 1900 at the age of 46, he died of meningitis following an acute ear infection. Author oscar wilde was known for his acclaimed works including the picture of dorian gray and the importance of being earnest, as well as his brilliant wit, flamboyant style and infamous.

It will help you choose your best oscar wilde book. Oscar wilde was an irish author and the most popular playwright in 1890s london. The picture of dorian gray, wildes only novel besides seven plays as well as several works of short fiction, poetry, nonfiction and two fairy tale collections originally written for his two sons, is critical to an understanding of wildes body of work and his personality primarily for two reasons. The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew wilde to write drama. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of londons most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Winner of both the national book critics circle award and the pulitzer prize, oscar wilde is the definitive biography of the tortured poet and playwright and the last book by renowned biographer and literary critic richard ellmann. His best books are discussed in detail by expert dr sos eltis. Best known for his societal plays and novels such as the picture of dorian gray and the importance of being ernest, wilde shook the literary world and quickly became a. Oscar wilde books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Wildes goal is to subvert the norm by reversing its values. With an introduction and notes by anne varty, royal holloway, university of london oscar wilde took london by storm with his first comedy, lady windermeres fan. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly the importance of being earnest, while his only novel, the picture of dorian gray, scandalized readers. From his outsize celebrity in victorian london to his authorship of fiction, drama, and poetry that uniquely captured his era, its fair to say that wilde succeeded on both counts.

Sep 10, 2017 oscar wilde, author of importance of being earnest, was one of the greatest of irish writers and playwrights known around the world. Oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde was born to successful dublin intellectuals, sir william wilde and jane francesca wilde on october 16, 1854 at 21 westland row, dublin. His private correspondence has also been published. Next thursday is the centenary of his death, and it is being marked by a themed set of programmes this evening on the bbcs knowledge channel, by exhibitions at the. His novel, the picture of dorian gray, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, the importance of being earnest. The picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde, the importance of being earnest by oscar wilde, the canterville ghost by oscar w. Oscar wilde collection by oscar wilde, hardcover barnes. Oscar wilde s audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of mrs arbuthnots lengthyconcealed mystery. Oscar wilde books list of books by author oscar wilde. According to a story she warded off creditors by reciting aeschylus. Calling on diverse examples from ancient greek sculpture to contemporary paintings oscar wildes brilliant essay creates a witty, paradoxical world in which the only art worth loving is that built on complete untruths. The combination of dazzling wit, subtle social criticism, sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner, both here and in his next three plays, a woman of no importance, an ideal husband, and his undisputed. Wilde often stayed at dickinsons hertfordshire country home, abbots hil.

Oscar wilde 18541900 was an irish writer, poet, and playwright. Books by oscar wilde author of the picture of dorian gray. Surprising influences on oscar wildes greatest works. Wilde suggests to us that society is wrong, not him. His works are still widely read and performed today. For john ehret dickirson sic, in admiration of his incomparable art and his incomparable personality, from oscar wilde. This scene you feel is superfluous cost me terrible exhausting labour and heartrending nervewracking strain. The picture of dorian gray, wilde s only novel besides seven plays as well as several works of short fiction, poetry, nonfiction and two fairy tale collections originally written for his two sons, is critical to an understanding of wilde s body of work and his personality primarily for two reasons. Top 10 books by oscar wilde best book recommendations, best. Flamboyant manabouttown, oscar wilde had a reputation that preceded him, especially in his early career. A gifted poet from an early age he won prizes for his verse at university wilde reveals his heartbreak and hope in these poems. Oscar wilde books biography and list of works author of. And while talking about playwrights, the name of oscar wilde comes to the forefront.

He wrote his only novel, the picture of dorian gray, in 1890 but his reputation arose from the success of his plays. Victorian playwright and poet oscar wilde was born in the late 19th century. While oscar wilde cultivated a flamboyant public persona, his poems provide an intimate look at his inner life. Two of wilde s books, inscribed to dickinson in 1888, were sold at sothebys in 1910. One of the greatest novelist, storyteller, poet and playwright ever, oscar wilde books were full of relatable characters, intriguing storylines and excellent narrative. Wilde was born of professional and literary parents. Next thursday is the centenary of his death, and it is being marked by a themed set of programmes this evening on the. After attending trinity college in dublin and magdalen college in oxford, wilde embarked on a career as a poet, quickly establishing himself as a leading figure in what became known as the aesthetic movement, a theory of art and literature advocating the pursuit of beauty for its own sake. List of books and articles about oscar wilde online.

For example, when he was told to take a scene out of the importance of being earnest by the actormanager george alexander, he replied. It is a carefully cultivated image that wilde developed. Complete works of oscar wilde collins classics oscar. He was born to a middleclass irish family his father was a surgeon and was trained as a scholarship boy at trinity college, dublin.

Though they were not aristocrats, the wildes were welloff and provided oscar with a fine education. Top 10 books by oscar wilde best book recommendations. This is a bibliography of works by oscar wilde, a latevictorian irish writer. Unperturbed, wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights. Chiefly remembered today as a playwright, especially for the importance of being earnest, and as the author of the picture of dorian gray. Thousands of free ebooks of classic literature for kindle, tablet, online browser or smart phone.

Oscar wilde, author of importance of being earnest, was one of the greatest of irish writers and playwrights known around the world. A house birthday celebration is in full swing at lady hunstantons united states of america home, whilst its far announced that gerald arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty lord illingworth. Oscar wilde was born in 1854 in dublin, ireland to prominent intellectuals william wilde and lady jane francesca wilde. Oscar wildes literary reputation rests largely on his novel the picture of dorian gray 1891 and on his masterful comedies of manners lady windermeres fan 1892 and the importance of being earnest 1895. His father, sir william wilde, was irelands leading ear and eye surgeon, who also published books on archaeology, folklore, and the satirist jonathan swift. The best books on oscar wilde five books expert recommendations. His mother, who wrote under the name speranza, was a revolutionary poet and an authority on celtic myth and folklore after attending portora royal school, enniskillen 186471.