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Informationen zum Autor Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray , brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest . Stanley Weintraub is Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State University, and the author of numerous histories and biographies, including Silent Night. Richard Aldington (1892-1962) was a founding poet of the Imagist movement and a novelist who conveyed the horror of war through his written works such as Death of a Hero . He was also known for his work as a translator, critic, and biographer. Aldington interrupted his writing career to serve in the British army during World War I. Klappentext Includes the following works: Novels-The Portrait of Dorian Gray; Plays-Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest; Writings-De Profundis, Critic as Artist, and Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Very Young; and selections from Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, and A Woman of No Importance. Zusammenfassung The Picture of Dorian Gray, Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest are accompanied by Wilde's prison memoirs, poems, and selected correspondence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Richard Aldington and Stanley Weintraub Some Dates in the Life of Oscar Wilde The Critic as Artist The Picture of Dorian Gray Salomé The Importance of Being Earnest De Profundis Poems, Poems in Prose, and a Fairy Tale Hélas! From Ave Imperatrix Requiescat From The Burden of Itys From Charmides Symphony in Yellow The Harlot's House On the Sale by Auction of Keats' Love Letters Portia: Written at the Lyceum Theatre The Ballad of Reading Gaol The Selfish Giant Reviews From A Bevy of Poets From Pleasing and Prattling From A "Jolly" Art Critic From A Cheap Edition of a Great Man From The Poets' Corner, III From The Poets' Corner, V From Poetry and Prison Letters from Oscar Wilde to Mrs. George Lewis to Mrs. Bernard Beere to Robert H. Sherard to Constance Lloyd Wilde to the Editor of the Scots Observer to Bernard Shaw to the Editor of the Times to Grace Hawthorne to Lord Alfred Douglas to Robert Ross to Lord Alfred Douglas to the Home Secretary to Carlos Blacker to Reginald Turner to Leonard Smithers to Robert Ross Wildean Wit from the Other Comedies I. From Lady Windermere's Fan II. From A Woman of No Importance III. From An Ideal Husband Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young ...
