Collected works of Oscar Wilde : the plays, the poems, the stories and the essays, including De profundis.
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TextPublication details: Ware, Hertfordshire : Wordsworth Editions, 1997.Description: 1098 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 1853263974 (pbk.)
- 9781853263972 (pbk.)
- Collected works of Oscar Wilde : the complete plays, poems, and stories including The picture of Dorian Gray and De profundis [Cover title]
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 828.809 W672 | Available | 33111006870782 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which shocked and outraged many readers of his day, and his stories for adults which exhibited his fascination with the relations between serene art and decadent life. Wilde took London by storm with his plays, particularly his masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest.
His essays - in particular De Profundis- and his Ballad of Reading Gaol, both written after his release from prison, strikingly break the bounds of his usual expressive range. His other essays and poems are all included in this comprehensive collection of the works of one of the most exciting writers of the late nineteenth century.
Here is a collection of this witty and irreverent author's works--all in their most authoritative texts. Includes The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, and other stories and essays.