[PDF] The Wit And Humor Of Oscar Wilde eBook

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0486122433

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More than 1000 ripostes, paradoxes, and epigrams on sin, society, genius, wealth, men, women, religion, America, education, and smoking: "Work is the curse of the drinking classes," "I can resist everything except temptation," etcetera. Also excerpts from his trial testimony, where the tragedy implicit in Wilde's humor is nowhere more vivid.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Wit and humor
ISBN : 9780880299459

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Oscar Wilde is one of the most quoted and quotable men in history. He once boasted that he could talk spontaneously on any subject, a claim effortlessly borne out by the range and scope of the examples collected in this book. It is an entertaining, instructive, and revealing look at a man who is unlikely ever to be forgotten. "Oscar Wilde," wrote Richard Ellmann, "we have only to hear the great name to anticipate that what will be quoted as his will surprise and delight us. His wit is an agent of renewal, as pertinent now as a hundred years ago."

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 26,23 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0486111008

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Amusing, thought-provoking epigrams, aphorisms, and other jests from the plays, essays, and lively conversation of Oscar Wilde offer a feast of humorous and profound quips. Nearly 400 quotes.

Author : Running Press
Publisher : RP Minis
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,40 MB
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0762449829

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"I must die as I lived, beyond my means." Arguably the most quoted man in history, and certainly in his day, this enormous miniature collection is filled with Oscar Wildes' most notorious and witty sayings. Organized into five neat sections useful for any situation, this book is perfect for either enjoying in small bites or devouring in one sitting. Featuring a biography, quotes, a poem and short story, it is a must have for Wilde lovers and novices alike.

Author : Maria Leach
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,69 MB
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1843176866

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I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation is a celebration of the virtuoso of well-turned phrases and the master of the studied insult - Oscar Wilde.

Author : Maria Leach
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 44,95 MB
Release : 2020-07-21
Category :
ISBN : 9780369342096

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A celebration of the virtuoso of well-turned phrases and the master of the studied insult with this collection of his most acerbic quips. No playwright apart from Shakespeare is as widely quoted and Oscar Wilde's needle-sharp rejoinders are often repeated with delight. However, his jibes were rarely cruel, and displayed a profound understanding of the human character and its vanities.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 15,68 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231104562

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More than 1,000 quotations from Wilde on subjects from absinthe to Zola as well as selections from personal letters filled with poignant remarks on his life and the human condition.