The complete short stories / by Oscar Wilde ; edited with an introduction and notes by John Sloan.
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TextSeries: Oxford world\'s classics (Oxford University Press)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Edition: New edDescription: xxxvi, 250 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 019953506X (pbk.)
- 9780199535064 (pbk.)
- Short stories
- 823.8 WIL
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Thurles Library Fiction Collection | 823.8 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 30026000065069 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'Wilde did not converse - he told tales.' Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. They have never lacked readers and admirers, George Orwell and W. B. Yeats among them. The stories give free rein to Wilde's originality, literary skill, and sophistication. They include poignant fairy-tales such as 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Selfish Giant', and the extravagant comedy and social observation of 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost'. They also encompass the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.', Wilde's fictional investigation into the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets, and the 'Poems in Prose', based on the Gospel stories.This edition demonstrates the centrality of Wilde's shorter fiction in his literary career, and his continuing development and experimentation with the short story format. Combining myth, romance, and irony, Wilde's stories enthral and challenge the reader.
Lord Arthur Savile's crime -- Sphinx without a secret -- Canterville ghost -- Model millionaire -- Happy prince -- Nightingale and the rose -- Selfish giant -- Devoted friend -- Remarkable rocket -- Portrait of Mr. W.H. -- Young King -- Birthday of the infanta -- Fisherman and his soul -- Star-Child -- Artist -- Doer of good -- Disciple -- Master -- House of Judgment -- Teacher of Wisdom -- Appendix: the extended vrsion of 'The portrait of Mr. W.H.' (1921).