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Oscar Wilde

    16 oktober 1854 – 30 november 1900

    Deze Ierse toneelschrijver, dichter en auteur van talrijke korte verhalen en een roman staat bekend om zijn scherpe humor en overvloed aan aforismen. Hij werd een van de meest succesvolle toneelschrijvers van het late Victoriaanse tijdperk in Londen en een van de grootste beroemdheden van zijn tijd. Verschillende van zijn toneelstukken worden nog steeds veelvuldig opgevoerd, met name die welke maatschappelijke verwachtingen met bijtend sarcasme onderzoeken. Ondanks een dramatische persoonlijke ondergang die tot gevangenisstraf leidde, blijven zijn unieke literaire stem en blijvende werken het publiek boeien.

    Oscar Wilde
    The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Šťastný princ a jiné pohádky
    The Happy Prince
    Short Stories by Great Authors No. 1
    Dramatische Werken. Deel II
    Love Letters
    Het Portret Van Dorian Gray
    • Love Letters

      • 173bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Liefdesbrieven van belangrijke mannen uit de westerse geschiedenis, van de Romeinse tijd tot in de Eerste Wereldoorlog, aan de vrouw van hun dromen.

      Love Letters
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    • The Happy Prince

      • 64bladzijden
      • 3 uur lezen

      A pleasure seeking prince, a selfish giant, and more: Wilde's fairy tales, first published in 1888, for childlike people from eighteen to eighty.. Includes: The Young King; The Devoted Friend; The Model Millionaire

      The Happy Prince
      4,6
    • Jazyková úroveň - Středně pokročilí Wildovy pohádky nejsou odvozeny z lidových pramenů, ale jsou tvorbou výlučně literární. Ne vždy v nich vítězí dobro a zlo nebývá vždy potrestáno, je však souzeno autorovým výsměchem a ironií. Sbírka obsahuje kromě Šťastného prince dále povídky Salvík a růže, Sobecký obr, Oddaný přítel, Podivuhodná raketa, Mladý král a Dítě hvězdy.

      The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Šťastný princ a jiné pohádky
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    • Oscar Wilde was Ireland’s greatest and most inspired wit. The brilliance of his writing is collected in this complete volume. Readers will relish his only novel The Portrait Dorian Gray; all of his plays including A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of being Earnest; essays; poems and stories for both children and adults.

      Oscar Wilde. The Complete Works Illustrated
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    • The Works of Oscar Wilde

      • 224bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      This collection compiles the works of Oscar Wilde into a single, high-quality, and affordable Kindle volume. It includes all of his complete plays such as "Vera; or, The Nihilists," "The Duchess of Padua," "Lady Windermere's Fan," "A Woman of No Importance," "Salomé," "An Ideal Husband," and "The Importance of Being Earnest," along with fragments like "A Florentine Tragedy" and "La Sainte Courtisane." Additionally, it features his prose, short stories, and novels, including "A House of Pomegranates," "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," "The Picture of Dorian Gray," and "Teleny." The collection also contains his complete poems and non-fiction works, such as "Intentions," "The Soul of Man Under Socialism," "De Profundis," and various essays and lectures addressing art, literature, and society. Wilde’s exploration of themes like aesthetics, morality, and social critique shines through his diverse writings. This comprehensive volume serves as an essential resource for both new readers and long-time admirers of Wilde's literary genius, encapsulating his wit, insight, and profound impact on literature and culture.

      The Works of Oscar Wilde
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    • Treachery, blackmail, theft, and above all, self-interest abound in An Ideal Husband, the first drawing-room comedy to address political sleaze. In Wilde's more light-hearted comedy masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, nothing is sacred. Wilde's dazzling barbed epigrams are directed at all that English high-society holds dear. 'The only pure verbal opera in English' (W.H. Auden), this play presents some of the most celebrated comic scenes in English drama -- Publisher's note on back cover.

      The Plays of Oscar Wilde 2
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    • One of the greatest playwrights in the English language, Oscar Wilde was also a legendary wit and a poetic provocateur. He was put on trial and sentenced to two years of hard labor for "gross indecency" by the same English society whose hypocrisy he had put on stage to great effect. His refusal to renounce his homosexuality and love for Lord Alfred Douglas ("Bosie") made him first a martyr and later an icon for free love and a myth onto himself. This edition of surviving letters that Wilde wrote to his "own dear darling boy" is a testament to the enduring power and radical force of love. Included are the introductory essays by legendary bookseller A. S. W. Rosenbach and philanthropist William Clark, who first published these letters in 1924, and a little-known letter from Douglas to Wilde.

      My Own Dear Darling Boy
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