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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is for many the emblematic figure of the English dandy. But this image of the artist of extreme aestheticism is also linked to the figure pursued by the hypocritical moral standards of his time. For decades after his death, Wilde was a subject of controversy, and despite the judicial and moral condemnation he faced, public interest in his work did not wane. His production spans almost all literary genres (novel, short story, essay, poetry), but it is in his theatrical works where he displays all his artistic talent, as demonstrated by "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Lady Windermere's Fan." In these, Wilde employed the conventions and themes of the theater of his time, especially the melodrama and the comedy of manners of classical English theater, but, thanks to his characteristic verbal wit and his unique ability to laugh at the surrounding reality without provoking a negative reaction from the audience, he managed to transcend his models and dignify a genre that was in artistic decline.
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Author: Wilde Oscar
Publication date: October 26, 2011
Manufacturer: Folio, spol.s r.o.
Genres: Spanish literature, Books, Foreign language books
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 230
ISBN/EAN: 9788467037760