Oscar Wilde’s literary works

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Oscar Wilde’s literary works I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works. Презентация выполнена ученицей 10 класса Штельман Татьяной Учитель Угрин Анна Александровна

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Oscar Wilde’s literary works “ The world's a stage, but the play is badly cast”

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A celebrated poet, playwright and author Oscar Wilde born in Dublin was a force to be reckoned with. He is remembered for his witty adages, his rebellious nature and of course his contribution to society via his literary works. As a scholar of literature his works reflect the sheer genius of the man. He is revered as one of the powerhouses of nineteenth century literature.

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Oscar Wilde’s literary works are used as reference pieces in many colleges and universities around the world.

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Prose The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) Radio dramatization available on CBS Radio Mystery Theater site (first broadcast - August 7, 1974) Lord Arthur Savile's Crime The Happy Prince and Other Tales A House of Pomegranates The Canterville Ghost The Sphinx Without A Secret The Model Milliona i re

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The Picture of Dorian Gray - How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June.... If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that—for that—I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! I would give my soul for that! Dorian Gray

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Fairy tales

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Plays Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) Salom é (1894) A Woman of No Importance (1893) An Ideal Husband (1895) The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

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Salom é - “Salomé, Salomé, dance for me. I pray thee dance for me. I am sad tonight. Yes, I am passing sad tonight. When I came hither I slipped in blood, which is an evil omen; and I heard, I am sure I heard in the air a beating of wings, a beating of giant wings. I cannot tell what they mean .... I am sad tonight. Therefore dance for me. Dance for me, Salomé, I beseech you. If you dance for me you may ask of me what you will, and I will give it you, even unto the half of my kingdom.” - Oscar Wilde , Salom é

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The Importance of Being Earnest Algernon Moncrieff: The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Life would be quite tedious if it were either.

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Poems "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" (1898) "Les Ballons" "Charmides" De Profundis "The Harlot's House" "Helas!" "Impression du Matin" "Pan — Double Villanelle" "The Sphinx" "Symphony In Yellow"

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol “ Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard Some do it with a bitter look Some with a flattering word The coward does it with a kiss The brave man with a sword”

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Biography (print ) Frank Harris. Oscar Wilde. 1916. Katharine Worth. Oscar Wilde. New York: Grove Press, 1984. Desmond Hall. I Give You Oscar Wilde. New York: Signet Books, 1966. Frank Harris. Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions. New York: Horizon Press, 1974. Neil McKenna. The Secret Life Of Oscar Wilde. New York: Basic Books, 2005. Merlin Holland. After Oscar: The Color of His Legacy. Merlin Holland. Wilde Album. Charles Lewis Broad. The Friendships and Follies of Oscar Wilde. England: Hutchinson, 1954.

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Biographical movies Wilde (1997) The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) Oscar Wilde (1960) "Oscar" (1985)

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