Oscar Wilde - Libros y biografía

It was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber. His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground,...

It has constantly been made a subject of reproach against artists and men of letters that they are lacking in wholeness and completeness of nature. As a rule this must necessarily be so. That very concentration...

Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street. The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room. [Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the...

Alors que le jeune Dorian Gray pose pour un splendide portrait de lui-même, il est envoûté par les discours hédonistes d'un mystérieux dandy qui l'engage dans un pacte diabolique. "Que c'est triste !...

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things....

The Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde is the only truly complete and authoritative single-volume edition of Oscar Wilde’s works. Continuously in print since 1948, the Collins Complete Works...

Illustrated Edition: Includes 19 stunning illustrations, each capturing the essence of key scenes and characters. Summary Included: A concise, engaging summary that encapsulates the wit and charm of...

Het portret van Dorian Gray is een filosofische roman van de Ierse schrijver Oscar Wilde. Een kortere novelleversie werd gepubliceerd in het julinummer van 1890 van het Amerikaanse tijdschrift Lippincott's...

À la fin du XIXe siècle, le mythe de Salomé suscite chez les artistes une fascination à nulle autre pareille : la princesse de Judée, qui incarne la femme «naturelle, c’est-à-dire abominable» selon le...

L’Âme de l'homme sous le socialisme d’Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) fut publié pour la première fois à Londres dans la Fortnightly Review, en 1891. L’auteur est devenu célèbre l’année précédente, avec la parution...

Based on a story from the Bible, 'Salomé' provoked such outrage that it was banned from the British stage for a number of years. However, fiercely defended by academics for its literary worth, that law...

"Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious."Sir Robert Chiltern is a moral and upstanding politician with a wife who adores and idolizes him, but when...

Literature loves a strong, protective mother. Whilst Molly Weasley, Catelyn Stark and Miss Honey might have had their own specific worries, none of these were fighting the prejudice facing Mrs Arbuthnot....

'Are there not books that can make us live more in one single hour than life can make us live in a score of shameful years?' In this brilliant collection of essays, Oscar Wilde talks about art, literature,...

"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train."Jack Worthing is an important and respected person in Hertfordshire. Being a guardian to a young girl...

A searing satire on the British class system, social hypocrisy, and keeping up appearances, 'Lady Windemere's Fan' is one of Wilde's best-loved plays. Such is its popularity that it has been adapted for...

"And holding wave and wind in boy's despitePeered from his dripping seat across the wet and stormy night."Charmides is a beautiful and epic poem rooted in Greek mythology. Whether prose or poetry, drama...

"One is impressed in America, but not favourably impressed, by the inordinate size of everything. The country seems to try to bully one into a belief in its power by its impressive bigness."In 1881 Oscar...

If you're looking to learn a little more about Wilde the man, as apposed to Wilde the persona, 'Miscellanies' is the place to start. A collection of writings, lectures, letters, and reviews, it shows...

'The Soul of Man Under Socialism' is an incisive essay on the nature of art, politics, freedom, and the individual. Insightful and sometimes satirical, it dissects the conventions of socialism, run as...

Exploring the idea that it's good to be able to discern between healthy and toxic relationships, 'The Devoted Friend' is perhaps more relevant now than it has ever been. While this might read as a sweet...

"I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments." Similar to Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tales (but with trademark witticisms), 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales' (1888)...

"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit."One day, the artist Basil Hallward is painting a picture of his muse Dorian Gray with his friend Lord...

'Lord Arthur Saville's Crime' is a darkly comic short story by Oscar Wilde. The story follows Lord Arthur, who is informed by a fortune teller that he will become a murderer. This revelation deeply disturbs...

Imagine being torn away from the person you love most in the world! The pain would be just too terrible to bear! This is exactly what happens to Shah Mah Phru after she falls passionately in love with...

While Wilde might be better known for acidic and satirical comedies, such as 'The Importance of being Earnest,' and 'Lay Windemere's Fan,' his first outing as a playwright was in the realms of tragedy....

There's been a long-standing argument in literary circles, surrounding Shakespeare's sonnets. The works are dedicated to 'Mr W.H.' and academics have debated as to who this elusive figure might be. Some...

Inspiring two films (the latest featuring 'Emmerdale's' Conner Chapman, and 'Shameless' star, Sean Gilder), 'The Selfish Giant' is a classic children's fairytale from the pen of Oscar Wilde. While he...

'The Remarkable Rocket' is a morality tale, cloaked in fairy-tale magic. It focuses on a firework, who is too full of himself for his own good. His bravado and boasts are put to the test, as the wedding...

"What a silly thing Love is. It is not as useful as Logic, for it does not prove anything, and it is always telling one of things that are not going to happen, and making one believe things that are not...