Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom

A Book of Quotations

Oscar Wilde (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2000
Dover Publications Inc. (Verlag)
978-0-486-40146-1 (ISBN)

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Amusing, thought-provoking epigrams, aphorisms, and other jests from the plays, essays, and lively conversation of Oscar Wilde offer a feast of humorous and profound quips. Nearly 400 quotes.

Epigrams, aphorisms, and other bon mots gathered from the celebrated wit's plays, essays, and conversation offer an entertaining selection of observations both comic and profound. Organized by category, the nearly 400 quotes range in subject from human nature, morals, and society to art, politics, history, and more.

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.

Life
Women
Men
People in General
"Love, Marriage"
"Parents, Relations, Friendship"
Youth and Old Age
"Conduct, Morals, Experience"
"Sin, Religion, Truth"
"Genius, Thought, Beauty"
"Art, Literature, Music, Criticism"
"Conversation, Advice, Education"
"Wealth, Poverty, Society"
"Journalism, Politics, History"
England and America
Various Topics

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.2000
Reihe/Serie	Dover Thrift Editions
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Gewicht	55 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-486-40146-4 / 0486401464
ISBN-13	978-0-486-40146-1 / 9780486401461
Zustand	Neuware