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Wilde, Oscar

 
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Synopsis

From criticism, essays, reviews, to novels, poetry, short stories, plays, and even children’s fiction, The witty and versatile Oscar Wilde wrote a lot. Amongst all these are two of his masterstrokes, works that earned him laurels and established his fame as a writer. This beautiful hardbound edition, with gilded edges and beautiful endpapers, holds these critically acclaimed pieces—The Importance of Being Earnest, a play that has been revived many times and adapted for radio, television, film, operas, musicals, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde’s only novel that became his most-read and well-known work.

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À propos de l'auteur

Born in Dublin in 1854, Oscar Wilde was educated at home till the age of nine. He attended the Portora Royal School, Enniskillen from 1864 to 1871. In 1874, he graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. Wildes first play, Vera: or the Nihilists, did not meet much success. He refined his ideas about art, its purpose and supremacy, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Continuing his interest in theatre he wrote Salome, a play in one act, in 1891. Wilde became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian London after producing four comediesLady Windermeres Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest. First performed in 1895 in collaboration with George Alexander at St. Jamess Theater, London, The Importance of Being Earnest was considered Wildes masterpiece and continues to remain his most popular play. The Ballad of Reading Gaol, published in 1898, was his last work. Wilde died in 1900 at the age of 46, in Paris.

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