Wilde Oscar

Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which shocked and outraged many readers of his day, and his stories for adul...

Oscar Wilde´i lugu moekast noormehest, kes müüb oma hinge igavese nooruse ja ilu saavutamiseks, on üks kirjaniku kuulsamaid teoseid. Wilde´ile iseloomulikus sädelevas ja epigramlikus stiilis kirjutatud lugu Dorian Gray moraalsest lagunemisest põhjustas esmailmumise ajal 1890 märgatava skandaali. Wilde´i süüdistati dekadentsis ja lugejate moraali rikkumises. Hiljem on teosest siiski saanud aegumatu...

"I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments." Similar to Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tales (but with trademark witticisms), `The Happy Prince and Other Tales‘ (1888) by Oscar Wilde are children‘s stories that are a great ride for people of all ages. The collection includes five stories, «The Happy Prince», «The Nightingale and the Rose», «The Selfish Giant», ...

The first thing the American family see when they step into their new British mansion is the bloodstain in the sitting room. As it turns out, they have moved into an already occupied house, and their new roommate is a proud ghost determined to terrify them to death. But things do not go as planned for the poor ghost. The more he tries to scare the Otis family, the more they make fun of and ignore ...

Oscar Wilde supposedly said that these fables were «intended neither for the British child nor the British public». A follow-up to his first popular fairy-tale collection (`The Happy Prince and Other Tales‘), `A House of Pomegranates‘ (1891) is indeed decidedly darker and more adult. The collection includes «The Young King», "The Birthday of the Infanta, «The Fisherman of his Soul», and «The Star ...

"But it is a very unimaginative nature that only cares for people on their pedestals. A pedestal may be a very unreal thing. A pillory is a terrific reality." Thus wrote Oscar Wilde in a farewell letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) in 1897 while serving a two-year sentence for «gross indecency with other male persons». In it, he sorts out his life and his love for Bosie, who, he f...

Oscar Wilde´i nimi on lugejatele ilmselt tuttav juba varasematest tõlgetest, nagu on teada ka tema värvika ja traagiliselt lõppenud elu seigad. Käesolevas kogumikus on tõlgitud tema loominguprobleeme, kunsti ja elu vahekordi käsitlevad esseed «Valetamise allakäik», «Sulg, pliiats ja mürk», «Kriitik kui kunstnik», «Maskide tõde» ning «Inimese hing sotsialismi ajal». Esseedele on lisatud ka «Reading...

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Oscar Wilde'i muinasjutt

Ammusel ajal oli lastel tavaks igal pärastlõunal pärast kooli minna hiiglase aeda mängima. See oli ilus suur aed, mida kattis pehme roheline muru. Muru sees kasvasid kaunid lilled nagu tähed ning aias oli kaksteist virsikupuud, mida katsid kevadel kaunid valged ja roosad õied ning sügisel kandsid nad maitsvaid vilju. Linnud laulsid puude otsas nii kaunilt, et lapsed jätsid oma mängu ja kuulasid ne...