- Théâtre anglais, Fiction, Drama, Classic Literature
This Victorian comedy of manners sparkles with Wilde's trademark repartee, epigrams, and witty dialogue. Arch-moralist Lady Windermere, shattered by the suspicion of her husband's infidelity, contemplates running off with a roue until her rival illustrates the difference between morality and its appearance. A comic masterpiece, studded with humorous quips and clever paradoxes.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- First published
- 1890
- Pages
- 106
- Publisher
- Merchant Books, B. Tauchnitz, J. W. Luce
- Editions
- 59
- Language
- German, French, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9798841915386
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“Morning-room of Lord Windermere's house in Carlton House Terrace.”
An Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for
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