The Complete Short Fiction
1st Edition
Published on 27. February 2003
320 pages
978-0-14-190568-6 (ISBN)
Description
Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in a wide range of literary styles. Victorian moral justice is comically inverted in 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', and society's materialism comes under sharp, humorous criticism in 'The Model Millionaire', while 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Nightingale and the Rose' are hauntingly melancholic in their magical evocations of selfless love. These small masterpieces convey the brilliance of Wilde's vision, exploring complex moral issues through an elegant juxtaposition of wit and sentiment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
0,36 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-14-190568-6 (9780141905686)
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Oscar Wilde | Ian Small
The Complete Short Fiction
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02/2003
Penguin Classics
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Born in Ireland, Wilde (1854-1900) was educated in Dublin and Oxford and went on to become the leading exponent of aestheticism. His work includes plays, a novel, poetry and criticism. Imprisoned for homosexual acts, he died after his release in exile in Paris.
Ian Small is a reader in English Literature at the University of Birmingham.
Ian Small is a reader in English Literature at the University of Birmingham.
