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The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde

✍ Scribed by Blaisdell, Bob;Wilde, Oscar

Publisher: Dover Publications
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Weight: 454 KB
Category: Fiction
City: Newburyport
ISBN: 0486168425

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✦ Synopsis

""I have put my genius into my life,"" declared Oscar Wilde, adding, ""I have put only my talent into my works."" This gift edition of the renowned poet and playwright's aphorisms draws upon both realms. Hundreds of sparkling jests and epigrams include quips from Wilde's personal letters and conversations as well as his fiction, essays, lectures, and plays. The most comprehensive collection of Wilde's witticisms, it will delight both longtime fans and new readers.

;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Rules to Live By; 2. Men versus Women; 3. Definitions; 4. Art with a Capital A; 5. The Ages; 6. Writers and Writing; 7. Distinguishing Characteristics; 8. Love, Friendship and Self-Knowledge; 9. Education; 10. The Mask of Style; 11. Civilized Society; 12. America and Americans; 13. Marriage; 14. Suffering and Imprisonment; 15. Talk; 16. The End of Wisdom; Sources

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