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 statemen...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2019
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 105 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781527524149 1527524140 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (Ebook Central, viewed on April 20, 2020). |
