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The Decay of Lying includes two of Wilde's most comprehensive-and witty-explorations of his aesthetic philosophy: The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist.
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives-and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
The Decay of Lying includes two of Wilde's most comprehensive-and witty-explorations of his aesthetic philosophy: The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist.
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives-and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He went to Trinity College, Dublin and then to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he began to propagandize the new Aesthetic (or 'Art for Art's Sake') Movement.
Despite winning a first and the Newdigate Prize for Poetry, Wilde failed to obtain an Oxford scholarship, and was forced to earn a living by lecturing and writing for periodicals. After his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he tried to establish himself as a writer, but with little initial success. However, his three volumes of short fiction, The Happy Prince (1888), Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1891) and A House of Pomegranates (1891), together with his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), gradually won him a reputation as a modern writer with an original talent, a reputation confirmed and enhanced by the phenomenal success of his Society Comedies - Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, all performed on the West End stage between 1892 and 1895.
Success, however, was short-lived. In 1891 Wilde had met and fallen extravagantly in love with Lord Alfred Douglas. In 1895, when his success as a dramatist was at its height, Wilde brought an unsuccessful libel action against Douglas's father, the Marquess of Queensberry. Wilde lost the case and two trials later was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for acts of gross indecency. As a result of this experience he wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol. He was released from prison in 1897 and went into an immediate self-imposed exile on the Continent. He died in Paris in ignominy in 1900.
BACKLIST OPPORTUNITIES: New titles to the series create an opportunity to sell strong backlist titles such as Why I Write by George Orwell and On the Shortness of Life by Seneca.
FRESH SELECTION OF THINKERS: First selection of Great Ideas in over a decade showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, including stoics, feminists, anarchists and Zen Buddhists.
BOOK DESIGN: As part of the long history of celebrated Penguin book design, Great Ideas bold typographic cover designs have been highly praised, winning prizes such as the D&AD award, and contribute to the collectible appeal of the series.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Gattungen & Methoden |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Penguin Great Ideas |
| Inhalt: | 144 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780241472453 |
| ISBN-10: | 0241472458 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 481718 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Wilde, Oscar |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Penguin Books Penguin Classics |
| Maße: | 180 x 113 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Oscar Wilde |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.09.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,093 kg |
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He went to Trinity College, Dublin and then to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he began to propagandize the new Aesthetic (or 'Art for Art's Sake') Movement.
Despite winning a first and the Newdigate Prize for Poetry, Wilde failed to obtain an Oxford scholarship, and was forced to earn a living by lecturing and writing for periodicals. After his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he tried to establish himself as a writer, but with little initial success. However, his three volumes of short fiction, The Happy Prince (1888), Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1891) and A House of Pomegranates (1891), together with his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), gradually won him a reputation as a modern writer with an original talent, a reputation confirmed and enhanced by the phenomenal success of his Society Comedies - Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, all performed on the West End stage between 1892 and 1895.
Success, however, was short-lived. In 1891 Wilde had met and fallen extravagantly in love with Lord Alfred Douglas. In 1895, when his success as a dramatist was at its height, Wilde brought an unsuccessful libel action against Douglas's father, the Marquess of Queensberry. Wilde lost the case and two trials later was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for acts of gross indecency. As a result of this experience he wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol. He was released from prison in 1897 and went into an immediate self-imposed exile on the Continent. He died in Paris in ignominy in 1900.
BACKLIST OPPORTUNITIES: New titles to the series create an opportunity to sell strong backlist titles such as Why I Write by George Orwell and On the Shortness of Life by Seneca.
FRESH SELECTION OF THINKERS: First selection of Great Ideas in over a decade showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, including stoics, feminists, anarchists and Zen Buddhists.
BOOK DESIGN: As part of the long history of celebrated Penguin book design, Great Ideas bold typographic cover designs have been highly praised, winning prizes such as the D&AD award, and contribute to the collectible appeal of the series.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Gattungen & Methoden |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Penguin Great Ideas |
| Inhalt: | 144 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780241472453 |
| ISBN-10: | 0241472458 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 481718 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Wilde, Oscar |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Penguin Books Penguin Classics |
| Maße: | 180 x 113 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Oscar Wilde |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.09.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,093 kg |
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