Wilde Oscar - Oscar Wilde - The Major Works - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Wilde's poetry and prose short stories plays critical dialogues and his only novel - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Oscar Wilde's dramatic private life has sometimes threatened to overshadow his great literary achievements. His talent was prodigious: the author of brilliant social comedies fairy stories critical dialogues poems and a novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. In addition to Dorian Gray this volume represents all these genres including such works as Lady Windermere's Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest The Happy Prince' The Critic as Artist' and The Ballad of Reading Gaol'. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Oscar Wilde - The Major Works
Author(s): Wilde Oscar, Murray, Isobel (Senior Lecturer In English, Senior Lecturer In English, Aberdeen University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199540761
Pages: 672 Pages
Publication Date: 6/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Literary Essays