2008, ISBN: 9781409711995

Kartoniert, 52 Seiten, 216mm x 140mm x 3mm, Sprache(n): eng This book contains a letter written by Oscar Wilde to British poet and journalist Lord Alfred Douglas, first published in 1905.… Mehr…

Kartoniert, 52 Seiten, 216mm x 140mm x 3mm, Sprache(n): eng This book contains a letter written by Oscar Wilde to British poet and journalist Lord Alfred Douglas, first published in 1905. Composed whilst Wilde was imprisoned in Reading Goal, the letter talks about his romantic relationship with Douglas and their time spent together, as well as Wilde's spiritual development and identification with Jesus Christ. A fascinating and uniquely insightful letter that constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the life and mind of this world-renowned writer. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854¿1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Well-known for his sharp wit and extravagant attire, Wilde was a proponent of aestheticism and wrote in a variety of forms including poetry, fiction, and drama. He was famously imprisoned for homosexual acts from 1895 to 1897 and died at the age of 46, just three years after his release. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Picture of Dorian Gray¿ (1890), ¿Salome¿ (1891), and ¿The Importance of Being Earnest¿ (1895). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic letter now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.In contrast to much theatre of the time, The Importance of Being Earnest's light plot does not tackle serious social and political issues, something of which contemporary reviewers were wary. Though unsure of Wilde's seriousness as a dramatist, they recognized the play's cleverness, humour and popularity with audiences. Bernard Shaw, for example, reviewed the play in the Saturday Review, arguing that comedy should touch as well as amuse, "I go to the theatre to be moved to laughter." Later in a letter he said, the play, though "extremely funny, " was Wilde's "first really heartless one." In The World, William Archer wrote that he had enjoyed watching the play but found it to be empty of meaning, "What can a poor critic do with a play which raises no principle, whether of art or morals, creates its own canons and conventions, and is nothing but an absolutely wilful expression of an irrepressibly witty personality?" Versandkostenfreie Lieferung well known poets, prison letters, popular playwright, classic lgbt authors, gifts for poetry lovers, gift for drama students, must read classic poems<

ISBN: 9781409711995

Oscar Wilde wrote I don't defend my conduct, I explain it, when he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol in 1895 for his violation of England's stringent laws against homosexuality. Wilde's not… Mehr…

Oscar Wilde wrote I don't defend my conduct, I explain it, when he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol in 1895 for his violation of England's stringent laws against homosexuality. Wilde's nototious liaison with the Marquess of Queensberry's son, Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie), had so inflamed the Marquess that he made public attacks on Wilde's character and morals. In return, Wilde sued for slader, an action which, to Wilde's bitter astonishment, led to a series of scandalous trials and convictions. From his cell in prison, Oscar Wilde wrote De Profundis, the detailed and unsparing revelation of his love and tragedy. With a major feature film biography scheduled for release and the current tremendous success of the long-running play Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, the text of this remarkable document with the Hart-Davis notes is uniquely relevant. This volume alone provides the entire content of De Profundis; W.H. Auden's famous essay in The New Yorker further sets the stage. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, Read & Co. Classics Core >1<

2008, ISBN: 9781409711995

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Read & Co. Classics], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorrnrnOscar Wild… Mehr…

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Read & Co. Classics], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorrnrnOscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Taschenbuch, 52, [GW: 77g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Sonstiges - Geschichte/Politik]<

2008, ISBN: 1409711994

Kartoniert / Broschiert well known poets,prison letters,popular playwright,classic lgbt authors,gifts for poetry lovers,gift for drama students,must read classic poems, mit Schutzumschla… Mehr…

Kartoniert / Broschiert well known poets,prison letters,popular playwright,classic lgbt authors,gifts for poetry lovers,gift for drama students,must read classic poems, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Read & Co. Classics]<

2008, ISBN: 9781409711995

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