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Gerald Arbuthnot receives a promotion from Lord Illingworth, a worldly politician who has a sordid history of women, one of whom is Gerald's widowed mother. When their connection is revealed, the young man questions his past, present and future aspirations.
A Woman of No Importance opens with a high-class party featuring a group of society's most illustrious citizens. In the midst of the event, Gerald Arbuthnot enters and announces his new position...
2) Salome
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When the prophet Jokanaan is brought to the attention of the princess Salomé, he rebukes her interest, which causes her to make a brutal declaration.
Oscar Wilde's one-act tragedy explores the repercussions of her horrifying decision.
Originally composed in French in 1892, Salomé is a controversial tale full of cruelty and retribution. Wilde expands on the Biblical story of John the Baptist, whom was captured and beheaded by Herod Antipas....
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Este libro contiene tres ensayos escritos (y dictados) entre 1882 y 1889: Lección para estudiantes de arte, Decoración del hogar y Modelos londinenses. Reflejan el interés y profundidad del autor acerca del arte y la belleza: en ellos no solo aborda la composición, el color y los materiales, sino también la universalidad de lo bello en la decoración, en el vestuario y en el mero existir.
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At the turn of the 1890s, Oscar Wilde refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence. Unperturbed, Wilde...
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"A Picture is a Purely Decorative Thing" is a brand new collection of essays and excerpts on the subject of The Arts written by Oscar Wilde. Contents include: "The Artist", "The English Renaissance of Art", "An Exposure of Naturalism", "Sculpture at The Arts and Crafts", "House Decoration", "The Poetry of Archeology", "The Art of Archeology", "Art and the Handicraftsman", "Mr. Morris on Tapestry", "Lecture to Art Students", "The Relation of Dress...
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«La principal ventaja de implantar el socialismo es, indudablemente, el hecho de que nos exoneraría de esa sórdida carga de tener que vivir para los demás». Oscar Wilde
En esta colección de ensayos de Oscar Wilde descubrimos una faceta un tanto olvidada del dramaturgo y narrador irlandés, que también rezuma ingenio y una asombrosa erudición. En ellos se manifiestan con toda evidencia sus intereses históricos, filosóficos, políticos y estéticos,...
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