Oscar Wilde and the Art of Lying
Desjardins, D. D.
Oscar Wilde and the Art of Lying - Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (119 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; Contents; Preface; Oscar Wilde and the Art of Lying
Utilizing Wilde's own characters ""Vivian"" and ""Cyril,"" this critique in play format begins by discussing the playwright's ideas on the relation of Art to Life, exploring his pronouncements on the artist's true purpose. Wilde's statement about the artist as a ""creator of beauty"", found in his ""Preface to the Picture of Dorian Gray"", is then examined with regard to his last and most popular play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Discussing ...Earnest in extensis, this book discovers whether the elegant artificiality and epigrammatic conceits of contemporary farce prevail as beauty per Wi.
9781527524149
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 --Criticism and interpretation.
Electronic Books.
PR5824 / .O833 2019
Oscar Wilde and the Art of Lying - Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (119 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; Contents; Preface; Oscar Wilde and the Art of Lying
Utilizing Wilde's own characters ""Vivian"" and ""Cyril,"" this critique in play format begins by discussing the playwright's ideas on the relation of Art to Life, exploring his pronouncements on the artist's true purpose. Wilde's statement about the artist as a ""creator of beauty"", found in his ""Preface to the Picture of Dorian Gray"", is then examined with regard to his last and most popular play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Discussing ...Earnest in extensis, this book discovers whether the elegant artificiality and epigrammatic conceits of contemporary farce prevail as beauty per Wi.
9781527524149
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 --Criticism and interpretation.
Electronic Books.
PR5824 / .O833 2019