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袗褎芯褉懈蟹屑懈
袞懈胁芯褌褗褌 械 锌褉械泻邪谢械薪芯 胁邪卸械薪, 蟹邪 写邪 谐芯胁芯褉懈屑 褋械褉懈芯蟹薪芯 蟹邪 薪械谐芯.
袙褗胁 胁褉械屑械, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑懈械褌芯, 褋褌懈谢褗褌 懈 懈蟹褌褗薪褔械薪芯褋褌褌邪 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褌 锌芯褔褌懈 懈蟹褔械蟹薪邪谢懈 胁 写械谢薪懈褔薪邪褌邪 斜邪薪邪谢薪芯褋褌, 薪懈褖芯 薪械 写械泄褋褌胁邪 褌邪泻邪 芯褋胁械卸邪胁邪褖芯 懈 薪懈褖芯 薪械 械 褌邪泻邪 薪褍卸薪芯 泻邪褌芯 懈褋泻褉褟褖懈褟褌 褌邪谢邪薪褌 薪邪 袨褋泻邪褉 校邪泄谢写.
袧邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈褌械 薪邪 泻薪懈谐懈褌械, 薪邪 褋褑械薪邪褌邪 懈 胁 褉邪蟹谐芯胁芯褉邪 薪懈泻芯泄 薪械 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 褋褉邪胁薪褟胁邪 褋 薪械谐芯胁邪褌邪 谢懈薪谐胁懈褋褌懈褔薪邪 褋褉褗褔薪芯褋褌 懈 褋 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑芯褌芯 屑褍, 屑褗谢薪懈械薪芯褋薪芯 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑懈械. 孝芯泄 械 泻褉懈褌械褉懈褟褌, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褋械 懈蟹屑械褉胁邪 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪芯褌芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 褏褍屑芯褉 懈 薪械屑褍 褋械 锌褉懈锌懈褋胁邪 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 胁褋褟泻邪 写褍褏芯胁懈褌芯褋褌 芯褌 泻褗褋薪芯胁懈泻褌芯褉懈邪薪褋泻邪褌邪 械锌芯褏邪 薪邪褋械褌薪械.
小械谐邪 懈 袙懈械 屑芯卸械褌械 写邪 褋械 薪邪褋谢邪写懈褌械 薪邪 斜谢械褋褌褟褖懈褟 褌邪谢邪薪褌 薪邪 校邪泄谢写 写邪 懈蟹胁懈泻胁邪 褍褋屑懈胁泻邪. 孝芯胁邪 写胁褍械蟹懈褔薪芯 懈蟹写邪薪懈械 - 胁 锌褉械胁芯写 懈 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢, 薪邪 薪邪泄-锌褗谢薪懈褟 懈 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢械薪 褋斜芯褉薪懈泻 褋 屑懈褋谢懈 懈 邪褎芯褉懈蟹屑懈 褋褗卸懈胁褟胁邪 械写懈薪 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑 懈薪褌械谢械泻褌, 褔懈泄褌芯 褋褌懈谢, 褏褍屑芯褉, 屑褗写褉芯褋褌 懈 褔懈褋褌邪 谢褞斜芯胁 泻褗屑 褋谢芯胁芯褌芯 褋邪 蟹邪斜邪胁谢褟胁邪谢懈 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈褟 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈.
袙褗胁 胁褉械屑械, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑懈械褌芯, 褋褌懈谢褗褌 懈 懈蟹褌褗薪褔械薪芯褋褌褌邪 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褌 锌芯褔褌懈 懈蟹褔械蟹薪邪谢懈 胁 写械谢薪懈褔薪邪褌邪 斜邪薪邪谢薪芯褋褌, 薪懈褖芯 薪械 写械泄褋褌胁邪 褌邪泻邪 芯褋胁械卸邪胁邪褖芯 懈 薪懈褖芯 薪械 械 褌邪泻邪 薪褍卸薪芯 泻邪褌芯 懈褋泻褉褟褖懈褟褌 褌邪谢邪薪褌 薪邪 袨褋泻邪褉 校邪泄谢写.
袧邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈褌械 薪邪 泻薪懈谐懈褌械, 薪邪 褋褑械薪邪褌邪 懈 胁 褉邪蟹谐芯胁芯褉邪 薪懈泻芯泄 薪械 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 褋褉邪胁薪褟胁邪 褋 薪械谐芯胁邪褌邪 谢懈薪谐胁懈褋褌懈褔薪邪 褋褉褗褔薪芯褋褌 懈 褋 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑芯褌芯 屑褍, 屑褗谢薪懈械薪芯褋薪芯 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑懈械. 孝芯泄 械 泻褉懈褌械褉懈褟褌, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褋械 懈蟹屑械褉胁邪 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪芯褌芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 褏褍屑芯褉 懈 薪械屑褍 褋械 锌褉懈锌懈褋胁邪 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 胁褋褟泻邪 写褍褏芯胁懈褌芯褋褌 芯褌 泻褗褋薪芯胁懈泻褌芯褉懈邪薪褋泻邪褌邪 械锌芯褏邪 薪邪褋械褌薪械.
小械谐邪 懈 袙懈械 屑芯卸械褌械 写邪 褋械 薪邪褋谢邪写懈褌械 薪邪 斜谢械褋褌褟褖懈褟 褌邪谢邪薪褌 薪邪 校邪泄谢写 写邪 懈蟹胁懈泻胁邪 褍褋屑懈胁泻邪. 孝芯胁邪 写胁褍械蟹懈褔薪芯 懈蟹写邪薪懈械 - 胁 锌褉械胁芯写 懈 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢, 薪邪 薪邪泄-锌褗谢薪懈褟 懈 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢械薪 褋斜芯褉薪懈泻 褋 屑懈褋谢懈 懈 邪褎芯褉懈蟹屑懈 褋褗卸懈胁褟胁邪 械写懈薪 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑 懈薪褌械谢械泻褌, 褔懈泄褌芯 褋褌懈谢, 褏褍屑芯褉, 屑褗写褉芯褋褌 懈 褔懈褋褌邪 谢褞斜芯胁 泻褗屑 褋谢芯胁芯褌芯 褋邪 蟹邪斜邪胁谢褟胁邪谢懈 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈褟 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈.
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Oscar Wilde
5,631听books37.6k听followersOscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German. At university, he read Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became associated with the emerging philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles.
Wilde tried his hand at various literary activities: he wrote a play, published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on "The English Renaissance" in art and interior decoration, and then returned to London where he lectured on his American travels and wrote reviews for various periodicals. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into what would be his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Wilde returned to drama, writing Salome (1891) in French while in Paris, but it was refused a licence for England due to an absolute prohibition on the portrayal of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Undiscouraged, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late-Victorian London.
At the height of his fame and success, while An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) were still being performed in London, Wilde issued a civil writ against John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel hearings unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and criminal prosecution for gross indecency with other males. The jury was unable to reach a verdict and so a retrial was ordered. In the second trial Wilde was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897. During his last year in prison he wrote De Profundis (published posthumously in abridged form in 1905), a long letter that discusses his spiritual journey through his trials and is a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. On the day of his release, he caught the overnight steamer to France, never to return to Britain or Ireland. In France and Italy, he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.
Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German. At university, he read Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became associated with the emerging philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles.
Wilde tried his hand at various literary activities: he wrote a play, published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on "The English Renaissance" in art and interior decoration, and then returned to London where he lectured on his American travels and wrote reviews for various periodicals. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into what would be his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Wilde returned to drama, writing Salome (1891) in French while in Paris, but it was refused a licence for England due to an absolute prohibition on the portrayal of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Undiscouraged, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late-Victorian London.
At the height of his fame and success, while An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) were still being performed in London, Wilde issued a civil writ against John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel hearings unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and criminal prosecution for gross indecency with other males. The jury was unable to reach a verdict and so a retrial was ordered. In the second trial Wilde was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897. During his last year in prison he wrote De Profundis (published posthumously in abridged form in 1905), a long letter that discusses his spiritual journey through his trials and is a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. On the day of his release, he caught the overnight steamer to France, never to return to Britain or Ireland. In France and Italy, he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.
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讛驻注诐 诪爪讗转讬 讘专讞讜讘 住驻专 讛诪讗讙讚 讗转 讗诪专讜转讬讜 砖诇 讗讜住拽专 讜讜讬讬诇讚, 诪讛讚讜专讛 诪讛讜讚专转 诪砖讛讜 诪砖谞讜转 讛转砖注讬诐 砖诇 住驻专 砖讬爪讗 诇讗讜专 诇专讗砖讜谞讛 讘砖谞讜转 讛讞诪讬砖讬诐 砖诇 讛诪讗讛 讛拽讜讚诪转. 讛住驻专 诪讞诇拽 讗转 讗诪专讜转讬讜 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 诇驻专拽讬诐 诇驻讬 谞讜砖讗讬诐, 讻讗砖专 讻诇 驻专拽 讝讜讻讛 诇讛拽讚诪讛 拽爪专讛. 讛讛注专讜转 讜讛讛拽讚诪讜转 讻转讜讘讜转 讘讻讬砖专讜谉 讜讗诪专讜转讬讜 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 砖谞讜谞讜转. 讗讘诇 拽讘爪讬 讗诪专讜转 转诪讬讚 诪讘诇讘诇讬诐 讗讜转讬 讜拽砖讛 诇讬 诇讛讘讬谉 讻讬爪讚 讗谞讬 爪专讬讱 "诇讗讻讜诇" 讗讜转诐.
诪讗讞专 讜讝讻专讜谞讬 讗讬谞讜 诪谉 讛诪砖讜讘讞讬诐, 讗谞讬 诪住讜讙诇 诇讝讻讜专 讗诪专讜转 专拽 讗诐 诪讘讜讚讚讬诐 讘注讘讜专讬 讗诪专讛 讗讞转 讘注诇转 诪住专 谞讜讙注 诇诇讘 讗讜 砖注讜讟驻讬诐 讗讜转讛 讘住讬驻讜专. 讻诪讜转 诪专讜讻讝转 讙讚讜诇讛 讻讝讜 砖诇 讗诪专讜转 讛爪专讬讻讛 诪诪谞讬 拽专讬讗讛 讗讬讟讬转. 讻诇 讗诪专讛 讛讬讬转讛 爪专讬讻讛 诇讛转驻注谞讞 注诇-讬讚讬 讜讛讬讬转讛 爪专讬讻讛 诇讛讬拽专讗 诪住驻专 驻注诪讬诐 讘讻讚讬 诇讗驻砖专 诇讛 诇砖拽讜注, 诇讛讬讜转 诪讜讘谞转. 讝讛 讻谞专讗讛 诇讗 注讝专 讘诪讬讜讞讚. 专讜讘 讛讗诪专讜转, 讙诐 讛讬驻讜转 讜讛讞讻诪讜转 砖讘讬谞讬讛谉 (讜专讜讘谉 讛谉 讻讗诇讛) 讛转谞讚驻讜 诪讝讬讻专讜谞讬 诪讬讚 讻砖讛驻讻转讬 讗转 讛讚祝. 讬转讻谉 讜讝讛讜 住驻专 砖爪专讬讱 诇注讬讬谉 讘讜 讜诇讗 诇拽专讜讗 讘讜, 诇讛讜专讬讚 讗讜转讜 诪谉 讛诪讚祝 诪讚讬 驻注诐 讗讜 讘砖注转 爪讜专讱 讜诇讛专讛专 讘诪住驻专 拽讟注讬诐.
诪讛 讘讻诇 讝讗转 讗驻砖专 诇诇诪讜讚 诪专讬讻讜讝 讻讝讛 砖诇 讗诪专讜转? 讗驻砖专 砖讛谉 诪爪讬讬专讜转 讗转 讚诪讜转讜 讛住住讙讜谞讬转 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚, 砖讘诇讟 讻讬讜爪讗 讚讜驻谉 注诇 专拽注 讛讞讘专讛 讛砖诪专谞讬转 讛讗谞讙诇讬转 砖诇 住讜祝 讛诪讗讛 讛-19, 讜诪讝拽拽讜转 讘注讘讜专谞讜 讗转 讚注讜转讬讜 讛讞专讬讙讜转 讬讞住讬转 诇转拽讜驻讛 注诇 谞讜砖讗讬诐 砖讜谞讬诐. 讗讱 讛讗诐 转诪讜谞讛 讻讝讜 讛讬讗 诪讚讜讬拽转 (讘讛砖讜讜讗讛 讗讜诇讬 诇讘讬讜讙专驻讬讛 专讙讬诇讛)? 讛注住拽 讘注讬讬转讬 诪讛专讘讛 讘讞讬谞讜转. 注讜专讻讬 讛住驻专 诪讚讙讬砖讬诐 讻讬 注讘讜专 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讛住驻专讜转 讛讬讬转讛 讚讘专 诪砖谞讬 (诇爪注专谞讜) 讜注讬拽专 讗讜诪谞讜转讜 讛讬讬转讛 注讬爪讜讘 讚诪讜转讜 砖诇讜 讘讻诇 专讙注 讘讞讬讬诐, 诪注讬谉 讗讬讚讬讗诇 拽诇讗住讬. 谞专讗讛 讻讬 讛讛转诪拽讚讜转 讘讗诪专讜转讬讜 注砖讜讬讛 讗诐 讻谉 讚讜讜拽讗 诇住讬讬注 诇谞讜 讘讛讘谞讛 砖诇 讟讬驻讜住 讻讝讛. 讗讱 诇诪专讜转 砖讬砖 讘住驻专 讗诪专讜转 砖谞诇拽讞讜 诪砖讬讞讜转 砖谞讬讛诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讗讜 诪讛注专讜转 砖诇讜 讘注诇-驻讛, 讛专讬 砖专讜讘诐 讛诪讻专讬注 砖诇 讛讗诪专讜转 讛讜讗 讻讗诇讜 砖砖讬讘抓 讘住讬驻讜专讬讜, 讘住驻专讬讜 讜讘诪讞讝讜转讬讜. 讙诐 讗诐 讞诇拽 诪讚诪讜讬讜转讬讜 注讜爪讘讜 讻谞专讗讛 诇驻讬 讛讚讙诐 砖诇讜 注爪诪讜 讜讚讘专讬讛谉 诪砖拽驻讜转 讗转 讚注讜转讬讜, 讛专讬 砖砖驻注 讻讝讛 砖诇 讗诪专讜转 诪转讜讱 住驻专讬讜 讛讗讜诪谞讜转讬讬诐 诪讟砖讟砖 讗转 讛讛讘讞谞讛 讘讬谉 讛住驻专讜转 诇诪爪讬讗讜转, 讛讘讞谞讛 讚拽讛 讗讜诇讬 讻砖诪讚讜讘专 讘讟讬驻讜住 砖讛转诪拽讚 讻诇 讞讬讬讜 讘讟砖讟讜砖 讛讙讘讜诇 讛讝讛, 讗讘诇 讘讻诇-讝讗转 讬砖 诇砖讬诐 诇讻讱 诇讘. 讻讗砖专 砖讜诇驻讬诐 讗诪专讛 诪住驻专 ("转诪讜谞转讜 砖诇 讚讜专讬讗谉 讙专讬讬", "讘注诇 讗讬讚讗诇讬" 讜讻讜...) 讻诪注讟 转诪讬讚 讙诐 诪谞转拽讬诐 讗讜转讛 诪讛拽砖专讛 讜诪谉 讛住讬驻讜专 讜讗讝 拽砖讛 诇砖驻讜讟 讗转 诪诇讜讗 讛讻讜讜谞讛 讜讛专爪讬谞讜转 砖讘讛.
讘注讬讛 谞讜住驻转 拽砖讜专讛 讘讗讜驻讬讬谉 砖诇 讗诪专讜转 讘讻诇诇. 讗诪专讛 讛讬讗 讻诇讬 专讟讜专讬, 讜讻驻讬 砖讘讬讟讗 讝讜 讻讘专 讗专讬住讟讜 讘讞讬讘讜专讜 注诇 讗讜诪谞讜转 讛砖讻谞讜注, 讛专讬 砖讗诪专讛 讗讬谞讛 诪砖驻讟 讻诇诇讬 转拽祝 讜诪讘讜住住 诪讘讞讬谞讛 诇讜讙讬转 讗诇讗 讛讜讗 讗诪讬专讛 砖讬砖 讘讛 诪谉 讛讗诪转 讘讗讜驻谉 讻诇诇讬 讗讜 驻专讟讬, 讛讬讗 诪讘讟讗转 讜诪讚讙讬砖讛 驻讗谉 诪住讜讬诐 砖诇 讛注谞讬讬谉, 讗讱 讛讬讗 讗讬谞讛 谞讻讜谞讛 讗讘住讜诇讜讟讬转. 诪讻讗谉 讛讗讜驻讬 讛诪转注转注, 讛讘诇转讬 谞诪谞注, 砖诇 讞讬讘讜专 讛讘谞讜讬 讻讜诇讜 诪讗诪专讜转. 讛讜住讬驻讜 诇讻讱 讗转 讚讘专讬 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 注爪诪讜 (诪转讜讱 讗讞转 讛讗诪专讜转 讛诪爪讜讟讟讜转, 砖谞讗诪专讜 讘讛专爪讗讛 砖诇讜 讘讗专讛"讘): "讛诐 转驻砖讜 讗转 讗诪专讜转讬谞讜 讻讻谞讜转 讜讗转 讛驻讗专讜讚讬讜转 砖诇谞讜 讻驻专讜讝讛". (注诪讜讚 120) 讚讘专 砖讛讜讗 讘注讬讬转讬 讻讬 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讛注讬讚 注诇 注爪诪讜 讘砖讬讞讛 讻讬 讛讜讗 诪讜讚注 诇讗讜驻讬讬谉 讛讘注讬讬转讬 砖诇 讗诪专讜转讬讜 (注诪讜讚 142): "讘讬谞讬 讜讘讬谉 讛讞讬讬诐 讬砖谞讜 转诪讬讚 注专驻诇 砖诇 诪讬诇讬诐. 讗谞讬 诪砖诇讬讱 诪谉 讛讞诇讜谉 讗转 讛诪住转讘专 讘注讘讜专 讘讬讟讜讬, 讜讛讗驻砖专讜转 诇讗诪专讛 讙讜专诪转 诇讬 诇讝谞讜讞 讗转 讛讗诪转. 讜讘讻诇 讝讗转 讗谞讬 诪讻讜讜谉 诇讬爪讜专 诪注砖讛 讗讜诪谞讜转."
谞讬转谉 诇讛讘讬谉 诪谉 讛住驻专 讗转 注诪讚转讜 讛专讜诪谞讟讬转 讘谞讜讙注 诇讗讜诪谞讜转, 讗转 讗讛讘转讜 讗转 讛讬驻讛, 住诇讬讚转讜 诪谉 讛专讬讗诇讬讝诐 讜诪谉 讛诪讚注, 讜讛住讜爪讬讗诇讬讝诐 砖诇讜. 拽讬讬诪转 讻诪讜讘谉 讙诐 谞拽讜讚讛 讗讞转 注讬拽专讬转 (讗讜诇讬) 砖讛住驻专, 诇诪专讜转 砖讗讬谞讜 诪转注诇诐 诪诪谞讛, 讛专讬 砖讻转讜爪讗讛 诪讛讗拽诇讬诐 讛转专讘讜转讬 讘讜 谞讻转讘 (讛诪讞爪讬转 讛专讗砖讜谞讛 砖诇 讛诪讗讛 讛-20) 诪讞诪讬抓 讻诪注讟 诇讞诇讜讟讬谉 讜讗讬谞讜 诪讬讬讞住 诇讛 讗转 讛诪砖拽诇 讛专讗讜讬. 诪讚讜讘专 讻诪讜讘谉 讘讛讜诪讜住拽住讜讗诇讬讜转 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚, 讘讙讬谞讛 谞砖驻讟 讜谞注谞砖, 讚讘专 砖讛讘讬讗, 讻讱 讙诐 诪讜讚讬诐 讛注讜专讻讬诐, 诇砖讬谞讜讬 诪住讜讬诐 讘转驻讬住转讜 讗转 讛诪讜住专 讜讛讞讘专讛 讛诪注诪讚讬转 讛讗谞讙诇讬转. 讛注讜专讻讬诐 讗讬谞诐 转讜诪讻讬诐 讻诪讜讘谉 讘注谞讬砖转讜 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讜讗讬谞诐 讞讜诇拽讬诐 讗转 讛讬讞住 诇讛讜诪讜住拽住讜讗诇讬讜转 砖讗驻讬讬谉 讗转 讛讞讘专讛 讛讗谞讙诇讬转 砖诇 讛诪讗讛 讛-19. 讗讱 讛诐 注讚讬谉 (讻专讜讞 讛转拽讜驻讛) 诪转讬讬讞住讬诐 诇讛讜诪讜住拽住讜讗诇讬讜转 讻住讜讙 砖诇 住讟讬讬讛 (谞住诇讞转) 砖诪拽讜专讛 驻讗转讜诇讜讙讬 (讘诪讟专讛 讞讬讜讘讬转 "诇谞拽讜转" 讗转 讚诪讜转讜 讛诪讜住专讬转 砖诇 讜讬讬诇讚). 诇诪砖诇 讛诪砖驻讟 讛讗讜驻讬讬谞讬 讛讘讗: "讛讬讬转讛 讝讜 讻谞专讗讛 讛专讙讬砖讜转 讛拽讬爪讜谞讬转 讛讝讗转 砖讞讘专讛 诇转砖讜拽讛 讘诇转讬 谞讬转谞转 诇住讬驻讜拽 砖讛驻专讛 讗转 砖讬讜讜讬 讛诪砖拽诇 讛诪讜住专讬 讜讛谞驻砖讬 砖诇讜." (注诪讜讚 215). 诇讚注转讬 诇讗 谞讬转谉 诇讛讘讬谉 讻讬讜诐 讗转 讚诪讜转讜 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚, 讘诪讬讜讞讚 注诇 专拽注 讛讞讘专讛 讘讛 驻注诇, 诇诇讗 讛转讬讬讞住讜转 讚讜讜拽讗 诇讛讬讜转 讛讜诪讜. 讚讜讜拽讗 拽讟注讬 讛驻专讜讟讜拽讜诇讬诐 诪谉 讛诪砖驻讟 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讛诐 诪谉 讛讞诇拽讬诐 讛诪注谞讬讬谞讬诐 讬讜转专 讘住驻专, 讙诐 讘讙诇诇 砖讛诐 讚讜讙诪讗 讬驻讛 诇砖谞讬谞讜转讜 讘砖注讛 砖讛讬讛 谞转讜谉 讘诇讞抓 讻讘讚 讜谞讗诇抓 讙诐 诇砖拽讜诇 讗转 讚讘专讬讜.
诪讗讞专 讜讝讻专讜谞讬 讗讬谞讜 诪谉 讛诪砖讜讘讞讬诐, 讗谞讬 诪住讜讙诇 诇讝讻讜专 讗诪专讜转 专拽 讗诐 诪讘讜讚讚讬诐 讘注讘讜专讬 讗诪专讛 讗讞转 讘注诇转 诪住专 谞讜讙注 诇诇讘 讗讜 砖注讜讟驻讬诐 讗讜转讛 讘住讬驻讜专. 讻诪讜转 诪专讜讻讝转 讙讚讜诇讛 讻讝讜 砖诇 讗诪专讜转 讛爪专讬讻讛 诪诪谞讬 拽专讬讗讛 讗讬讟讬转. 讻诇 讗诪专讛 讛讬讬转讛 爪专讬讻讛 诇讛转驻注谞讞 注诇-讬讚讬 讜讛讬讬转讛 爪专讬讻讛 诇讛讬拽专讗 诪住驻专 驻注诪讬诐 讘讻讚讬 诇讗驻砖专 诇讛 诇砖拽讜注, 诇讛讬讜转 诪讜讘谞转. 讝讛 讻谞专讗讛 诇讗 注讝专 讘诪讬讜讞讚. 专讜讘 讛讗诪专讜转, 讙诐 讛讬驻讜转 讜讛讞讻诪讜转 砖讘讬谞讬讛谉 (讜专讜讘谉 讛谉 讻讗诇讛) 讛转谞讚驻讜 诪讝讬讻专讜谞讬 诪讬讚 讻砖讛驻讻转讬 讗转 讛讚祝. 讬转讻谉 讜讝讛讜 住驻专 砖爪专讬讱 诇注讬讬谉 讘讜 讜诇讗 诇拽专讜讗 讘讜, 诇讛讜专讬讚 讗讜转讜 诪谉 讛诪讚祝 诪讚讬 驻注诐 讗讜 讘砖注转 爪讜专讱 讜诇讛专讛专 讘诪住驻专 拽讟注讬诐.
诪讛 讘讻诇 讝讗转 讗驻砖专 诇诇诪讜讚 诪专讬讻讜讝 讻讝讛 砖诇 讗诪专讜转? 讗驻砖专 砖讛谉 诪爪讬讬专讜转 讗转 讚诪讜转讜 讛住住讙讜谞讬转 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚, 砖讘诇讟 讻讬讜爪讗 讚讜驻谉 注诇 专拽注 讛讞讘专讛 讛砖诪专谞讬转 讛讗谞讙诇讬转 砖诇 住讜祝 讛诪讗讛 讛-19, 讜诪讝拽拽讜转 讘注讘讜专谞讜 讗转 讚注讜转讬讜 讛讞专讬讙讜转 讬讞住讬转 诇转拽讜驻讛 注诇 谞讜砖讗讬诐 砖讜谞讬诐. 讗讱 讛讗诐 转诪讜谞讛 讻讝讜 讛讬讗 诪讚讜讬拽转 (讘讛砖讜讜讗讛 讗讜诇讬 诇讘讬讜讙专驻讬讛 专讙讬诇讛)? 讛注住拽 讘注讬讬转讬 诪讛专讘讛 讘讞讬谞讜转. 注讜专讻讬 讛住驻专 诪讚讙讬砖讬诐 讻讬 注讘讜专 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讛住驻专讜转 讛讬讬转讛 讚讘专 诪砖谞讬 (诇爪注专谞讜) 讜注讬拽专 讗讜诪谞讜转讜 讛讬讬转讛 注讬爪讜讘 讚诪讜转讜 砖诇讜 讘讻诇 专讙注 讘讞讬讬诐, 诪注讬谉 讗讬讚讬讗诇 拽诇讗住讬. 谞专讗讛 讻讬 讛讛转诪拽讚讜转 讘讗诪专讜转讬讜 注砖讜讬讛 讗诐 讻谉 讚讜讜拽讗 诇住讬讬注 诇谞讜 讘讛讘谞讛 砖诇 讟讬驻讜住 讻讝讛. 讗讱 诇诪专讜转 砖讬砖 讘住驻专 讗诪专讜转 砖谞诇拽讞讜 诪砖讬讞讜转 砖谞讬讛诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讗讜 诪讛注专讜转 砖诇讜 讘注诇-驻讛, 讛专讬 砖专讜讘诐 讛诪讻专讬注 砖诇 讛讗诪专讜转 讛讜讗 讻讗诇讜 砖砖讬讘抓 讘住讬驻讜专讬讜, 讘住驻专讬讜 讜讘诪讞讝讜转讬讜. 讙诐 讗诐 讞诇拽 诪讚诪讜讬讜转讬讜 注讜爪讘讜 讻谞专讗讛 诇驻讬 讛讚讙诐 砖诇讜 注爪诪讜 讜讚讘专讬讛谉 诪砖拽驻讜转 讗转 讚注讜转讬讜, 讛专讬 砖砖驻注 讻讝讛 砖诇 讗诪专讜转 诪转讜讱 住驻专讬讜 讛讗讜诪谞讜转讬讬诐 诪讟砖讟砖 讗转 讛讛讘讞谞讛 讘讬谉 讛住驻专讜转 诇诪爪讬讗讜转, 讛讘讞谞讛 讚拽讛 讗讜诇讬 讻砖诪讚讜讘专 讘讟讬驻讜住 砖讛转诪拽讚 讻诇 讞讬讬讜 讘讟砖讟讜砖 讛讙讘讜诇 讛讝讛, 讗讘诇 讘讻诇-讝讗转 讬砖 诇砖讬诐 诇讻讱 诇讘. 讻讗砖专 砖讜诇驻讬诐 讗诪专讛 诪住驻专 ("转诪讜谞转讜 砖诇 讚讜专讬讗谉 讙专讬讬", "讘注诇 讗讬讚讗诇讬" 讜讻讜...) 讻诪注讟 转诪讬讚 讙诐 诪谞转拽讬诐 讗讜转讛 诪讛拽砖专讛 讜诪谉 讛住讬驻讜专 讜讗讝 拽砖讛 诇砖驻讜讟 讗转 诪诇讜讗 讛讻讜讜谞讛 讜讛专爪讬谞讜转 砖讘讛.
讘注讬讛 谞讜住驻转 拽砖讜专讛 讘讗讜驻讬讬谉 砖诇 讗诪专讜转 讘讻诇诇. 讗诪专讛 讛讬讗 讻诇讬 专讟讜专讬, 讜讻驻讬 砖讘讬讟讗 讝讜 讻讘专 讗专讬住讟讜 讘讞讬讘讜专讜 注诇 讗讜诪谞讜转 讛砖讻谞讜注, 讛专讬 砖讗诪专讛 讗讬谞讛 诪砖驻讟 讻诇诇讬 转拽祝 讜诪讘讜住住 诪讘讞讬谞讛 诇讜讙讬转 讗诇讗 讛讜讗 讗诪讬专讛 砖讬砖 讘讛 诪谉 讛讗诪转 讘讗讜驻谉 讻诇诇讬 讗讜 驻专讟讬, 讛讬讗 诪讘讟讗转 讜诪讚讙讬砖讛 驻讗谉 诪住讜讬诐 砖诇 讛注谞讬讬谉, 讗讱 讛讬讗 讗讬谞讛 谞讻讜谞讛 讗讘住讜诇讜讟讬转. 诪讻讗谉 讛讗讜驻讬 讛诪转注转注, 讛讘诇转讬 谞诪谞注, 砖诇 讞讬讘讜专 讛讘谞讜讬 讻讜诇讜 诪讗诪专讜转. 讛讜住讬驻讜 诇讻讱 讗转 讚讘专讬 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 注爪诪讜 (诪转讜讱 讗讞转 讛讗诪专讜转 讛诪爪讜讟讟讜转, 砖谞讗诪专讜 讘讛专爪讗讛 砖诇讜 讘讗专讛"讘): "讛诐 转驻砖讜 讗转 讗诪专讜转讬谞讜 讻讻谞讜转 讜讗转 讛驻讗专讜讚讬讜转 砖诇谞讜 讻驻专讜讝讛". (注诪讜讚 120) 讚讘专 砖讛讜讗 讘注讬讬转讬 讻讬 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讛注讬讚 注诇 注爪诪讜 讘砖讬讞讛 讻讬 讛讜讗 诪讜讚注 诇讗讜驻讬讬谉 讛讘注讬讬转讬 砖诇 讗诪专讜转讬讜 (注诪讜讚 142): "讘讬谞讬 讜讘讬谉 讛讞讬讬诐 讬砖谞讜 转诪讬讚 注专驻诇 砖诇 诪讬诇讬诐. 讗谞讬 诪砖诇讬讱 诪谉 讛讞诇讜谉 讗转 讛诪住转讘专 讘注讘讜专 讘讬讟讜讬, 讜讛讗驻砖专讜转 诇讗诪专讛 讙讜专诪转 诇讬 诇讝谞讜讞 讗转 讛讗诪转. 讜讘讻诇 讝讗转 讗谞讬 诪讻讜讜谉 诇讬爪讜专 诪注砖讛 讗讜诪谞讜转."
谞讬转谉 诇讛讘讬谉 诪谉 讛住驻专 讗转 注诪讚转讜 讛专讜诪谞讟讬转 讘谞讜讙注 诇讗讜诪谞讜转, 讗转 讗讛讘转讜 讗转 讛讬驻讛, 住诇讬讚转讜 诪谉 讛专讬讗诇讬讝诐 讜诪谉 讛诪讚注, 讜讛住讜爪讬讗诇讬讝诐 砖诇讜. 拽讬讬诪转 讻诪讜讘谉 讙诐 谞拽讜讚讛 讗讞转 注讬拽专讬转 (讗讜诇讬) 砖讛住驻专, 诇诪专讜转 砖讗讬谞讜 诪转注诇诐 诪诪谞讛, 讛专讬 砖讻转讜爪讗讛 诪讛讗拽诇讬诐 讛转专讘讜转讬 讘讜 谞讻转讘 (讛诪讞爪讬转 讛专讗砖讜谞讛 砖诇 讛诪讗讛 讛-20) 诪讞诪讬抓 讻诪注讟 诇讞诇讜讟讬谉 讜讗讬谞讜 诪讬讬讞住 诇讛 讗转 讛诪砖拽诇 讛专讗讜讬. 诪讚讜讘专 讻诪讜讘谉 讘讛讜诪讜住拽住讜讗诇讬讜转 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚, 讘讙讬谞讛 谞砖驻讟 讜谞注谞砖, 讚讘专 砖讛讘讬讗, 讻讱 讙诐 诪讜讚讬诐 讛注讜专讻讬诐, 诇砖讬谞讜讬 诪住讜讬诐 讘转驻讬住转讜 讗转 讛诪讜住专 讜讛讞讘专讛 讛诪注诪讚讬转 讛讗谞讙诇讬转. 讛注讜专讻讬诐 讗讬谞诐 转讜诪讻讬诐 讻诪讜讘谉 讘注谞讬砖转讜 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讜讗讬谞诐 讞讜诇拽讬诐 讗转 讛讬讞住 诇讛讜诪讜住拽住讜讗诇讬讜转 砖讗驻讬讬谉 讗转 讛讞讘专讛 讛讗谞讙诇讬转 砖诇 讛诪讗讛 讛-19. 讗讱 讛诐 注讚讬谉 (讻专讜讞 讛转拽讜驻讛) 诪转讬讬讞住讬诐 诇讛讜诪讜住拽住讜讗诇讬讜转 讻住讜讙 砖诇 住讟讬讬讛 (谞住诇讞转) 砖诪拽讜专讛 驻讗转讜诇讜讙讬 (讘诪讟专讛 讞讬讜讘讬转 "诇谞拽讜转" 讗转 讚诪讜转讜 讛诪讜住专讬转 砖诇 讜讬讬诇讚). 诇诪砖诇 讛诪砖驻讟 讛讗讜驻讬讬谞讬 讛讘讗: "讛讬讬转讛 讝讜 讻谞专讗讛 讛专讙讬砖讜转 讛拽讬爪讜谞讬转 讛讝讗转 砖讞讘专讛 诇转砖讜拽讛 讘诇转讬 谞讬转谞转 诇住讬驻讜拽 砖讛驻专讛 讗转 砖讬讜讜讬 讛诪砖拽诇 讛诪讜住专讬 讜讛谞驻砖讬 砖诇讜." (注诪讜讚 215). 诇讚注转讬 诇讗 谞讬转谉 诇讛讘讬谉 讻讬讜诐 讗转 讚诪讜转讜 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚, 讘诪讬讜讞讚 注诇 专拽注 讛讞讘专讛 讘讛 驻注诇, 诇诇讗 讛转讬讬讞住讜转 讚讜讜拽讗 诇讛讬讜转 讛讜诪讜. 讚讜讜拽讗 拽讟注讬 讛驻专讜讟讜拽讜诇讬诐 诪谉 讛诪砖驻讟 砖诇 讜讜讬讬诇讚 讛诐 诪谉 讛讞诇拽讬诐 讛诪注谞讬讬谞讬诐 讬讜转专 讘住驻专, 讙诐 讘讙诇诇 砖讛诐 讚讜讙诪讗 讬驻讛 诇砖谞讬谞讜转讜 讘砖注讛 砖讛讬讛 谞转讜谉 讘诇讞抓 讻讘讚 讜谞讗诇抓 讙诐 诇砖拽讜诇 讗转 讚讘专讬讜.
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This is from the Peacocke collection and had handwritten notations. A curation within a curation. An added Wilde quote on the inside jacket and then repeated notes of 鈥淟ove鈥� (which I at first assumed meant that T. Peacocke loved the quote) that become interspersed with 鈥淪ociety of Man鈥� and one sole 鈥淒reams鈥�.
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February 17, 2018
I picked up for free a beautifully vintage copy of this book. Unfortunately his witty quotes were too disparaging against marriage, religion, and telling the truth for me to want to keep the awesome vintage find.
October 30, 2021
I got the copy from a friend and oh, it was so hard to find this edition here.
Wilde is full of contradictions, and why wouldn't he be; he loved messing around with many. Even his ideas of women is so sexist and feminist, it's confusing. But sure as hell, the editor of this had his own ideals and virtues that the tone of the collection in the direction we find it in today. Taking off a star for that.
Wilde is full of contradictions, and why wouldn't he be; he loved messing around with many. Even his ideas of women is so sexist and feminist, it's confusing. But sure as hell, the editor of this had his own ideals and virtues that the tone of the collection in the direction we find it in today. Taking off a star for that.
May 21, 2017
witty .... realistic
Every quote of wlide written some yrs back stills feels right on the mind and heart at present as well.
THE MOST WITTIEST AND SARCASTIC WRITER ever in the history of English literature
Every quote of wlide written some yrs back stills feels right on the mind and heart at present as well.
THE MOST WITTIEST AND SARCASTIC WRITER ever in the history of English literature
January 15, 2011
I use this book quite often. Nearly every week, I read a couple of Wilde's witty quotes.
January 16, 2021
I stumbled across this little 62-page book in a used bookstore, and I picked it up because I've always been intrigued by Oscar Wilde and his writings. I've only read The Picture of Dorian Gray by him and haven't ventured into any of his other works yet. This book is a tiny little book of quotes pulled from Oscar Wilde's works. Some of them were misogynistic and sexist (to be expected in the age Oscar Wilde lived in), some were just stark truth, some were comments and criticisms on society at the time of Oscar Wilde's life, and some were very funny little tidbits of wisdom. I love finding rare editions of books and this one was printed in the 1970's. It's a nice little pocket-sized book to have on my shelf, and I could easily pick any of the quotes out of it and use it as an epigraph in one of my own writing projects.
June 11, 2022
I adore Oscar Wilde, but often his epigrams are taking out of context and seem disparaging or absurd on their own. I think a book like this is best used as a prompt book for writing, theatre or improv, rather than a sit down read.
February 21, 2018
Some epigrams were duplicated.
If you are also a fan of Oscar Wilde, it is nice to have a book where you can find some of his pearls and specially to have some epigrams from his conversations.
If you are also a fan of Oscar Wilde, it is nice to have a book where you can find some of his pearls and specially to have some epigrams from his conversations.
December 26, 2019
Alarmingly sexist. Some good nuggets in here. 2.5
January 20, 2020
cute pwints funny wordz 馃檲馃檲馃檲馃檲
October 16, 2020
Very entertaining, 49 chapters separated by different topics. I agree with the other LT member review, the material is so rich in wit and intelligence that I recommend reading 2-3 chapters at a time.
July 8, 2021
Amusing words on many topics.
October 18, 2021
dated. good advice on what not to do.
May 15, 2022
I really like the writing in this book. There is vanity that reminds me of Dorian Gray. The perspective of woman annoys me but I also felt intimidation of the power they hold.
November 1, 2022
Cute little book of snide remarks
September 6, 2023
Guy鈥檚 crazy. Half of his shit I don鈥檛 get but the ones I do are pretty funny. 4
June 1, 2024
While the sayings collected here are clever, they do not age well.
July 31, 2018
took me a little bit of reflecting on this book to gather my thoughts on it. some of the epigrams are nothing special. some of them come across as nothing but a contrarian statement. other times he tries this: ''young women are x and young men are y. older women are y and older men are x.'' he tries this mirror technique so many times. it's throughout the book. it just seems to fall flat on its face often but other times it works. in his own words ''Between me and life there is a mist of words always. I throw probability out of the window for the sake of a phrase, and the chance of an epigram makes me desert truth. still, I do aim at making a work of art.'' he is saying that he is a poet, an artist first. he doesn't try to be a philosopher. maybe my qualms with this book are because of my own standards. I would say that covers about one-third of the book. the other two-thirds or so, for me anyway, are really enjoyable with amusing and intriguing epigrams. definitely worth a read. Nowhere near a full 5-star rating but a three star is just too harsh. I would give it a four out of five. sometimes it drags a bit too much reading the super generalistic epigrams that clearly make no sense in today's world but it's still an enjoyable read and worth checking out. his talent as a writer just shows. had a knack for describing something in great detail. the quintessential artist.
January 20, 2014
Every great dandy must keep a journal of quips, gags, aphorisms, and epigrams. I know that I do. I figure that by the time I completely fill a few of these journals, I won't be speaking anymore-- I'll just be quoting myself and paraphrasing Oscar Wilde, Sebastian Horsley, and Quentin Crisp.
Of all the great dandies, however, Oscar Wilde was a master of life's epigrams. Whether the subject dealt with women, marriage, art, or gastronomy, Oscar Wilde had a mouthful to say-- all of which were witty one-liners, and charming to say the least. "The way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to some one else if she is plain." Indeed, without an element of vulgarity, no man can become a wort of art.
Of all the great dandies, however, Oscar Wilde was a master of life's epigrams. Whether the subject dealt with women, marriage, art, or gastronomy, Oscar Wilde had a mouthful to say-- all of which were witty one-liners, and charming to say the least. "The way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to some one else if she is plain." Indeed, without an element of vulgarity, no man can become a wort of art.
August 30, 2014
We live in an age when only unnecessary things are absolutely necessary to us. - Oscar Wilde
Epigrams written by a truly genius author. One can only be amazed at the accuracy of his observations and excellent use of sarcasm. It's been more than a century since he passed away, but he truly managed to capture the essence of modern society. Must read for those who appreciate quick wit, sarcasm and dark humour.
Epigrams written by a truly genius author. One can only be amazed at the accuracy of his observations and excellent use of sarcasm. It's been more than a century since he passed away, but he truly managed to capture the essence of modern society. Must read for those who appreciate quick wit, sarcasm and dark humour.
November 14, 2015
Wilde's epigrams are fantastic. I just want to share them all with the world. Maybe I'll just start by toting them around and reciting them randomly when conversations get dull. Wilde would love that. I'm so glad I found this little book in a used book store.
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April 12, 2008A bit of a pointless book, but fun to own if you're a Wilde fan.
February 27, 2013
I couldn't get a better surprise gift.
August 9, 2013
This book was a gift -- it's a great reference and reminds me of just how wise and pithy Wilde was. The gift was purchased in Dublin, Ireland at the Irish Writer's Museum.
August 29, 2016
Perfect for a little witty wisdom every now and then
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