Böcker av Oscar Wilde

"The Happy Prince" In a town where a lot of poor people suffer, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who in reality has never experienced true happiness. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor.Wilde is a man remembered for plays like "The Importance of Being Ernest," works like "De Profundis" and the scandal that attended it, and of course "The Picture of Dorian Gray" -- but in many respects, this book (and a couple others like it) are Wilde's real treasures. Highly recommended.

The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produed, as well as the full test of the final three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.

The complete literary oeuvre of one of the most celebrated authors and controversial figures of fin de siècle Great Britain.Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde packed an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades, producing masterworks in every literary genre. This comprehensive one-volume edition of his writings includes his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, considered immoral by many when first published at the end of the nineteenth century. Included also is Wilde's original four-act version of his most popular play, The Importance of Being Earnest, with readings from the revised edition; the essay "The Portrait of Mr. W.H.," in which Wilde expanded his theory concerning the mystery of Shakespeare's sonnets; and "De Profundis," his moving and tragic letter to Lord Alfred Douglas, composed during Wilde's time in prison. With an introduction by Vyvyan Holland, Oscar Wilde's son, here are the author's complete stories, plays, and poems, and a substantial number of his essays and letters, all in their most authoritative texts.

Inebriado por sua beleza, Dorian Gray busca ajuventu de eterna e abre mão da sua alma para que apenas uma pintura a óleo, de autoria do artista Basil Hallward, envelheça e ele possa desfrutar dos prazeres da vida.O retrato de Dorian Gray é o único romance escrito por Oscar Wilde. Publicado originalmente em 1890, foi considerado imoral para a época e teve palavras censuradas,o que resultou em uma nova edição ampliada pelo autor indignado.Com elementos góticos, fáusticos e do hedonismo, Wilde critica a sociedade e cultura vitoriana, apresentando um protagonista que abandona suas virtude sem busca do prazer individual.

Though best known for his drama and fiction, Oscar Wilde was also a pioneering critic. He introduced the idea that criticism was an act of creation, not just appraisal. Wilde transformed the genre by extending its ambit beyond art to include society itself, all while injecting it with his trademark wit and style.

""The Canterville Ghost"" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde.An American family named Otis moves into an old English mansion called Canterville chase. The owner, Lord Canterville, warns Mr. Otis about the house being haunted. But that does not deter the family, who do not believe in ghosts. But when the notorious Canterville Ghost makes his appearance, the family is not afraid at all. In a role reversal, the ghost is scared after scaring people for more than three hundred years. The ghost considers it a great insult that the American family is not scared of him. He hates them all, except the teenaged Virginia, who is different from the rest of her family. Virginia encounters the ghost at the end of the novel, and accepts his plea for help to lift the curse on him. At the risk of her own life, Virginia travels with the ghost to another dimension, and helps him to finally rest in peace.

Oscar Wilde's children's stories explore timeless themes of good and evil, freedom and responsibility, love and death, beauty and self-sacrifice. This beautiful collectors' edition with original watercolour illustrations and decorative motifs by Charles Robinson and an introduction by Michele Mendelssohn will delight adults and children alike.

When handsome young Dorian Gray sees a painter's stunning portrait of him, he is transfixed by its reflection of his own beauty. He is also troubled by the knowledge that the image in the painting will remain forever youthful and handsome while he himself will grow older and less desirable. He wishes aloud that the roles were reversed, saying that he would give his soul if only the painting would suffer the ravages of time and he were to remain forever young. From that point on, Dorian lives a life of hedonistic indulgence, knowing that only the painting will show his moral corruption.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY IS OSCAR WILDES CLASSIC STORY OF A YOUNG MAN WHOSE BEAUTY PROMPTS A PAINTER TO PAINT A LIFE-LIKE PORTRAIT OF HIM. HOWEVER, ALL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS...DORIAN EXPRESSES THE DESIRE TO SELL HIS SOUL, TO ENSURE THAT THE PICTURE, RATHER THAN HE, WILL AGE ANDFADE. A MUST-READ FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE! THE NOVEL IS A SOCIAL SATIRE AS WELL AS A KEY EXPLORER OF VICTORIAN NORMS. WE ARE MADE TO OBSERVE HUMAN EMOTIONS LIKE LOVE, JEALOUSY, HATE AND THE FORCES OF EVIL AND GOOD. OSCAR WILDE PROPAGATES HIS ART FOR ARTS SAKE THEORY, EVEN AS HE WEAVES A NARRATIVE AROUND A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MAN (DORIAN GRAY) AND HIS FRIENDS (LORD HENRY AND BASIL).THE BOOK IS A CLASSIC IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD, AS IT APPEALS TO THE UNIVERSAL INSTINCTS OF MAN. डोरियन ग्रे...अंतर्बाह्य सुंदर असलेला विशीचा तरुण... बेसिल हॉलवर्ड या चित्रकाराने डोरियनचं चित्र रेखाटलंय...बेसिलचा मित्र लॉर्ड हेन्री आणि डोरियनची भेट होते... डोरियन हेन्रीच्या प्रभावाखाली येतो...तो नाटकात काम करणाऱ्या सिबिलनामक सुंदर युवतीच्या प्रेमात पडतो. तिच्याशी लग्नही ठरवतो...पण एका प्रयोगात सिबिल खूपच वाईट अभिनय करते आणि तो प्रचंड संतापतो...तिच्याशी भांडून थिएटरमधून बाहेर पडतो...त्याच रात्री सिबिल आत्महत्या करते...ती बातमी कळल्यावर डोरियन विव्हळ होतो...पण काहीच क्षण...या प्रसंगानंतर सुरू होते डोरियनची आत्मिक अधोगती...काही लोकांच्या विनाशा

The Soul of Man Under Socialism is a famous and classic poitical science essay by Oscare Wilde that contains this passage: "The chief advantage that would result from the establishment of Socialism is, undoubtedly, the fact that Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others which, in the present condition of things, presses so hardly upon almost everybody. In fact, scarcely anyone at all escapes."

En välbevarad hemlighet, skandalös i sin natur, hotar att köra en kil mellan Mrs Arbuthnot och hennes son Gerald. Det är på en tillställning hos Lady Hunstanton som allting plötsligt ställs på sin spets, när Gerald avslöjar att han erbjudits tjänsten som självaste Lord Illingworths sekreterare. Till Geralds stora förtret motsätter sig modern arrangemanget och det å det grövsta. Ändå vägrar hon att tala om varför. Vad är det egentligen som Mrs Arbuthnot döljer? "En kvinna utan betydenhet" är ett stycke viktoriansk samhällssatir i fyra akter, skrivet av den briljante dramatikern Oscar Wilde. Pjäsen sattes upp första gången år 1893 på Haymarket Theatre i London. -

Den stilige Dorian Gray besitter en skönhet som är få förunnad. Han tycks aldrig åldras och har en omåttlig förkärlek för det ytligt vackra. Men vad de flesta inte vet är att han har en mörk hemlighet; ett porträtt, undangömt, som visar hans verkliga jag. Där hans eviga ungdom inte alls är evig och där hans synder håller på att forma honom till oigenkännlighet. När det dåliga samvetet stötvis gör sig påmint får det Dorian att vackla. Kan han på något sätt rädda sin själ, innan den går hopplöst förlorad? Med allt det onda som han gjort, är det tveksamt om det finns någon återvändo... Oscar Wildes klassiska "Dorian Grays porträtt" är idag en utav världens mest kända romaner. När boken först gavs ut ansågs den skandalös och stötande, men populariteten har sedan dess skjutit spikrakt i höjden. Boken har även filmatiserats otaliga gånger. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) var en irländsk dramatiker, författare och poet. Han är kanske mest känd för boken "Dorian Grays porträtt". På grund av sin homosexuella läggning stötte Wilde ofta på hårt motstånd och blev till följd av detta även dömd till fängelse. Han blev endast 46 år gammal.

Lady Windermeres Fan - A Play About A Good Woman. 28th Edition is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

El Sr. Otis, ministro de Estados Unidos, compra un castillo en Inglaterra. Su antiguo propietario, el viejo Lord Canterville, le advierte seriamente: el castillo está encantado. No son supersticiones, sino la verdad, pues el fantasma ha sido visto varias veces por diferentes personas. Esto no preocupa en absoluto al Sr. Otis, pues no cree en fantasmas, así que pasa unas excelentes vacaciones en Canterville Chase con su esposa y sus cuatro hijos. ¿Qué hará el fantasma? Mr. Otis, the minister of the United States, buys a castle in England. His former owner, old Lord Canterville, seriously warns him: the castle is haunted. They are not superstitions, but the ghost has been seen several times by different people. This does not worry Mr. Otis at all, as he does not believe in ghosts, so he has a great vacation in Canterville with his wife and his four children. What will the ghost do?