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The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde

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Erschienen am 25.05.2022, Auflage: 1/2022
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ISBN/EAN: 8596547001225
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 2121 S., 1.81 MB
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This edition includes the complete works of Oscar Wilde, containing more than 150 works in one edition. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment which was followed by his early death. At the turn of the 1890s, he 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 produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, while his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), was still on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel, a charge carrying a penalty of up to two years in prison. The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with other men. After two more trials he was convicted and imprisoned for two years' hard labour. In 1897, in prison, he wrote De Profundis which was published in 1905, a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain.

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Oscar Wilde, born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin to intellectual parents, is celebrated as one of the most brilliant playwrights, novelists, and poets of the late Victorian era. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant style, and exceptional literary skills, Wilde was a standout figure in the cultural and social spheres of London. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and later Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was exposed to Aestheticism, an artistic movement that greatly influenced his work. His repertoire, though not vast, is nonetheless significant, including the novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' wherein he explores themes of aestheticism, moral duplicity, and the pursuit of beauty. Wilde's plays, such as 'Lady Windermere's Fan,' 'A Woman of No Importance,' 'An Ideal Husband,' and his masterpiece, 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' deftly combine social criticism with sharp humor and have secured his legacy in the canon of English literature. Despite his literary successes, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall due to his imprisonment for 'gross indecency' owing to his homosexuality, a subject that he also subtly addressed in his works. His wit and wisdom persisted even in adversity, contributing further to his legendary status. Oscar Wilde's complete works reveal the range and depth of his intellect and demonstrate his profound impact on literature and society. He died in destitution on November 30, 1900, in Paris, but remains a perpetual source of inspiration and admiration in literary circles.

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