Oscar Wilde and the Art of Lying

By:

Desjardins, D. D [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781527524149

Subject(s):

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

PR5824 .O833 2019

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Subject: 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.

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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.

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