Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom : A Book of Quotations
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"I have the simplest tastes," remarked Oscar Wilde. "I am always satisfied with the best." In this superlative collection of quotations by the great Irish playwright and wit, readers will find the very best of Wilde's scintillating comments on art, human nature, morals, society, politics, history, and numerous other subjects. Epigrams, aphorisms, and other bon mots gleaned from Wilde's enduringly popular plays, essays, and conversation offer amusing, thought-provoking observations that resonate with truth and profundity beneath their comic surface.
Widely acknowledged as the most brilliant talker of his age, Wilde once explained to André Gide, "I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works." This fine collection of nearly 400 quotes, organized by category, contains quotations from both his works and his conversation, including gems from his personal life with which even devotees may be unfamiliar. The result is a splendid introduction to Wilde's mind and personality, embodied in a feast of the English language's most brilliant and perceptive witticisms.
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Widely acknowledged as the most brilliant talker of his age, Wilde once explained to André Gide, "I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works." This fine collection of nearly 400 quotes, organized by category, contains quotations from both his works and his conversation, including gems from his personal life with which even devotees may be unfamiliar. The result is a splendid introduction to Wilde's mind and personality, embodied in a feast of the English language's most brilliant and perceptive witticisms.
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Product details
- Paperback | 64 pages
- 5 x 208 x 4.57mm | 54.43g
- 02 Jan 2000
- Dover Publications Inc.
- New York, United States
- English
- 0486401464
- 9780486401461
- 14,550
Table of contents
Life
Women
Men
People in General
"Love, Marriage"
"Parents, Relations, Friendship"
Youth and Old Age
"Conduct, Morals, Experience"
"Sin, Religion, Truth"
"Genius, Thought, Beauty"
"Art, Literature, Music, Criticism"
"Conversation, Advice, Education"
"Wealth, Poverty, Society"
"Journalism, Politics, History"
England and America
Various Topics
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Women
Men
People in General
"Love, Marriage"
"Parents, Relations, Friendship"
Youth and Old Age
"Conduct, Morals, Experience"
"Sin, Religion, Truth"
"Genius, Thought, Beauty"
"Art, Literature, Music, Criticism"
"Conversation, Advice, Education"
"Wealth, Poverty, Society"
"Journalism, Politics, History"
England and America
Various Topics
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