wilde, oscar

A graphic adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel in which Dorian Gray, an exceptionally beautiful young man in Victorian England, retains his youthful and innocent appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.

For the first time in one volume, this complete collection of all the short fiction Oscar Wilde published contains such social and literary parodies as "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" and "The Canterville Ghost;" such well-known fairy tales as "The Happy Prince, " "The Young King, " and "The Fisherman and his Soul;" an imaginary portrait of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets entitled "The Portrait of Mr. W.H.;" and the parables Wilde referred to as "Poems in Prose, " including "The Artist, " "The House of Judgment, " and "The Teacher of Wisdom.".

Presents a chronology of the author's life, discusses his life and times, and critiques his poetry and stories. Includes notes and references.

Traces the life and career of Oscar Wilde from his boyhood in Dublin to his tragic death in exile at age forty-six.

Presents an annotated edition of the novel about Dorian Gray, a handsome youth who is corrupted into a life of terrible evil by Lord Henry Wotton; and includes backgrounds, reviews and reactions, and a selection of critical essays.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the nineteenth-century play "The Importance of Being Earnest, " and its author, Oscar Wilde.

Text and accompanying photographs present the biography of the Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde stressing on his sexual orientation.

Presents Irish author Oscar Wilde's long letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas, written in Reading Gaol prison; and includes a preface by Richard Ellmann and commentary by W. H. Auden.