Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde

Klappentext This paperback gift edition of the renowned poet and playwright's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of quips from Wilde's personal letters and conversations as well as his fiction, essays, lectures, and plays. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Rules to Live ByII. Men versus WomenIII. DefinitionsIV. Art with a Capital AV. The AgesVI. Writers and WritingVII. Distinguishing CharacteristicsVIII. Love, Friendship and Self-KnowledgeIX. EducationX. The Mask of StyleXI. Civilized SocietyXII. America and AmericansXIII. MarriageXIV. Suffering and ImprisonmentXV. TalkXVI. The End of Wisdom

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Poet and playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) remains best known for his comedies of the 1890s, including The Importance of Being Earnest, and for his tragic imprisonment and untimely death.
Bob Blaisdell is a Professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College and the editor of many Dover Thrift Editions and other books, including the forthcoming New York: The Big Apple Quote Book.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Oscar Wilde
• Mitarbeit: Bob Blaisdell (Herausgeber), Odette Blaisdell (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 25.05.2012
• EAN: 9780486480923
• ISBN: 978-0-486-48092-3
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 142 mm x 140 mm x 15 mm
• Themen: Belletristik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft