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Complete Short Stories

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Zusatztext I defy anyone to read them and be unmoved. Informationen zum Autor John Sloan is Fellow and Tutor in English! Harris Manchester College! Oxford. Klappentext Wilde's short fiction includes such masterpieces as 'The Happy Prince', 'The Selfish Giant', 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', as well as the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' and 'Poems in Prose'. This edition shows how they continue to the enthral and challenge the reader. Zusammenfassung 'Wilde did not converse - he told tales.' Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. They have never lacked readers and admirers, George Orwell and W. B. Yeats among them. The stories give free rein to Wilde's originality, literary skill, and sophistication. They include poignant fairy-tales such as 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Selfish Giant', and the extravagant comedy and social observation of 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost'. They also encompass the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.', Wilde's fictional investigation into the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets, and the 'Poems in Prose', based on the Gospel stories.This edition demonstrates the centrality of Wilde's shorter fiction in his literary career, and his continuing development and experimentation with the short story format. Combining myth, romance, and irony, Wilde's stories enthral and challenge the reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Lord Arthur Savile's Crime ; The Sphinx without a Secret ; The Canterville Ghost ; The Happy Prince ; The Nightingale and the Rose ; The Selfish Giant ; The Devoted Friend ; The Remarkable Rocket ; The Portrait of Mr. W. H. ; The Young King ; The Birthday of the Infanta ; The Fisherman and his Soul ; The Star-Child ; POEMS IN PROSE ; The Artist ; The Doer of Good ; The Disciple ; The Master ; The House of Judgment ; The Teacher of Wisdom ; APPENDIX ; From the Extended Version of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' (1921) ...

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John Sloan is Fellow and Tutor in English, Harris Manchester College, Oxford.

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Wilde's short fiction includes such masterpieces as 'The Happy Prince', 'The Selfish Giant', 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', as well as the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' and 'Poems in Prose'. This edition shows how they continue to the enthral and challenge the reader.

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Authors Oscar Wilde
Assisted by Joh Sloan (Editor), John Sloan (Editor), John (Fellow and Tutor in English Sloan (Editor)
Publisher Oxford University Press Trade
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 19.11.2009
 
EAN 9780199535064
ISBN 978-0-19-953506-4
Dimensions 130 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
Series World's classics
Oxford World's Classics
World's classics
WORLD'S CLASSIC
Oxford World's Classics
WORLD'S CLASSIC
World's classics
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature
Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945

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