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This selection of essays by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) demonstrate the varied power of his genius. Compiled from his lecture tours, newspaper articles, essays and epigrams, these writings show that beneath his trademark wit and love of paradox, Oscar Wilde was an original and remarkably modern writer.

On 18th February 1895, the Marquess of Queensberry left a visiting card at the Albemarle Club on which he had written: "To Oscar Wilde posing as a sodomite." The accusation led to a series of three trials and the imprisonment of Wilde. This compelling dramatic recreation has been carefully compiled from the original trial transcripts.

This is the remarkable and tragic story of Oscar Wilde, legendary wit and conversationalist, author of perhaps the most perfect comedy in the English language, yet seemingly doomed by his own flawed temperament to suffer at the hands of a censorious and hypocritical society...

'Essays and Lectures' is a collection of essays and lectures by Oscar Wilde. 'Essays and Lectures' contains "The Rise of Historical Criticism", "The English Renaissance of Art", "House Decoration", "Art and the Handicraftsman", "Lecture to Art Students", "London Models" and "Poems in Prose".

Auf diesem Hörbuch werden folgende 5 Texte, die jeweils den Gegenstand Kunst auseinandersetzen und verdeutlichen zu finden sein: Der Verfall der Lüge, Stift – Gift – Schrifttum, Kritik als Kunst 1, Kritik als Kunst 2, Die Wahrheit der Masken. Text 1: Ohne Lügen wäre Kindererziehung unmöglich, ohne Lügen wären Wahrheiten unmöglich.

Im vorliegenden Text steht das Kostümbild des Theaters im Mittelpunkt. Eine trockene Materie – mitnichten! Der anonyme Theaterkritiker verdeutlicht in unwiderstehlicher sprachlicher Manier anhand der berühmtesten Bühnenwerke Shakespeares, warum die Garderobe von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern ein sehr wichtiges Element bei großen Aufführungen abbildet.

Es gibt wohl keinen anderen Autoren, der nach wie vor so omnipräsent ist wie Oscar Wilde. Seine Zitate begegnen uns auf Werbeplakaten, verzieren Kaffeetassen, Geschenkartikel, Postkarten, Sofakissen, Bierdeckel und sonstige bedruckbare Gegenstände. Lifestyle-, Mode- und Gesellschaftsmagazine schmücken sich damit und Kneipen, Restaurants, Hotels und Unternehmen verwenden diese als Motto.

No dispare al pianista es la recopilación y traducción de tres ensayos de Oscar Wilde inéditos en el mundo hispanohablante. Sarcástico, refinado y lúcido, su opinión sobre los estadounidenses, los modelos y las prisiones se mantiene fresca y estimulante. Traducción y narración en español latinoamericano.

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. LONDON MODELS: Professional models are a purely modern invention. To the Greeks, for instance, they were quite unknown. Mr. Mahaffy, it is true, tells us that Pericles used to present peacocks to the great ladies of Athenian society in order to induce them to sit to his friend Phidias, and we know that Polygnotus introduced into his picture of the Trojan women the face of Elpinice, the celebrated sister of the great Conservative leader of the day.

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. THE RISE OF HISTORICAL CRITICISM: This essay was written for the Chancellor's English Essay Prize at Oxford in 1879, the subject being 'Historical Criticism among the Ancients.' The prize was not awarded. To Professor J. W. Mackail thanks are due for revising the proofs.

THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE OF ART: 'The English Renaissance of Art' was delivered as a lecture for the first time in the Chickering Hall, New York, on January 9, 1882. A portion of it was reported in the New York Tribune on the following day and in other American papers subsequently. Since then this portion has been reprinted, more or less accurately, from time to time, in unauthorised editions.

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. HOUSE DECORATION: A lecture delivered in America during Wilde's tour in 1882. It was announced as a lecture on 'The Practical Application of the Principles of Aesthetic Theory to Exterior and Interior House Decoration, With Observations upon Dress and Personal Ornaments.' The earliest date on which it is known to have been given is May 11, 1882.

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. LECTURE TO ART STUDENTS: Delivered to the Art students of the Royal Academy at their Club in Golden Square, Westminster, on June 30, 1883. The text is taken from the original manuscript. In the lecture which it is my privilege to deliver before you to-night I do not desire to give you any abstract definition of beauty at all.

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. ART AND THE HANDICRAFTSMAN: The fragments of which this lecture is composed are taken entirely from the original manuscripts which have but recently been discovered. It is not certain that they all belong to the same lecture, nor that all were written at the same period. Some portions were written in Philadelphia in 1882.

Der größte Nutzen, den die Einführung des Sozialismus brächte, liegt ohne Zweifel darin, dass der Sozialismus uns von der schmutzigen Notwendigkeit, für andere zu leben, befreite, die beim jetzigen Stand der Dinge so schwer auf fast allen Menschen lastet. Es entgeht ihr in der Tat fast niemand. Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) war ein irischer Schriftsteller, der sich nach Schulzeit und Studium in Dublin und Oxford in London niederließ.

Il fondatore di Eataly torna sui grandi temi che gli stanno a cuore: in primis quelli della biodiversità e dell'eccellenza italiana nel campo agroalimentare. Lo fa con parole che richiamano la forma delle operette morali, racconti in cui personaggi spesso appartenenti a epoche diverse - da Noè a Fabio Brescacin di NaturaSì, da Plinio il Vecchio a Tonino Guerra, da Hemingway ad Alice, "acciuga filosofa" - dialogano sulla scoperta del fuoco, ripercorrono la storia dell'agricoltura, raccontano la storia del vino, della birra, dell'olio e quella della pesca.

Un texto brutal y necesario, que cuenta lo que casi nadie quiere oír y reflexiona sobre los riesgos, la ética y la necesidad del oficio de periodista. Hay tres cadáveres con nombre y vida en Los muertos y el periodista. Hay más, pero tres son esenciales. Tres hermanos salvadoreños pobres cuyos cuerpos aparecieron desfigurados (como poco) en un cañaveral. Este libro cuenta su historia. ¿Los tres hermanos han muerto realmente en un enfrentamiento entre pandilleros rivales? ¿A quién se protege no investigando las pruebas?

Se ofrece aquí una selección de artículos y ensayos de H. P. Lovecraft sobre filosofía, ciencia, política y literatura.

Con un lenguaje desenfadado y mordaz, Wilde propone que la labor del crítico es más meritoria que la del artista y aprovecha para escandalizar a la sociedad de su época con provocaciones y epigramas. Establece que la diferencia entre periodismo y literatura radica en que "el periodismo es ilegible y la literatura no se lee"; afirma que el público inglés "se siente mucho más a gusto cuando le habla un mediocre", y defiende los libros de memorias porque están escritos por personas que "han perdido por completo la memoria o nunca han hecho nada digno de ser recordado".

Una oda a la importancia de los trabajos artesanos en el siglo XXI, una celebración del mar, un emotivo relato sobre la relación padre-hija. Cómo construir una barca es la historia de un hombre moderno y sin ninguna habilidad destacable que, inspirado por su amor al mar y todo lo que éste le ha enseñado, se propone construir una barca de madera según los métodos tradicionales como regalo para su hija recién nacida. Es una tarea ridículamente quijotesca para un hombre que, con una familia y una hipoteca, no sabe absolutamente nada sobre trabajar la madera.