es livres de poésie des jeunes écrivains sont dordinaire des billets qui ne sont jamais payés.Néanmoins, on rencontre de temps en temps un volume si supérieur à la moyenne, quon résiste à grandpeine
Dorian Gray, an extraordinarily beautiful youth, looks at his newly-painted portrait and despairs at the thought of how time will alter his looks. If only he could be beautiful forever - yes, he would give his soul for that! Under the influence of the decadent Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian begins to lead a life of hedonistic depravity. Strangely, none of his excesses touch his face or figure. But the painting tells a different story.A fascinating study of the corruption of a soul.
«La principal ventaja de implantar el socialismo es, indudablemente, el hecho de que nos exoneraría de esa sórdida carga de tener que vivir para los demás». Oscar WildeEn esta colección de ensayos de
Único romance escrito por Oscar Wilde, O retrato de Dorian Gray foi publicado em 1890 na revista Lippincotts Monthly Magazine. Na ocasião, sem avisar o autor, os editores optaram por suprimir mais de
Classic Tales es una colección que reúne algunos de los relatos más apreciados de los grandes autores de las literaturas anglófonas y los adapta a las competencias lingüísticas de los jóvenes lector
The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has all the accoutrements of a traditional haunted house. Descriptions of the wainscoting, the library panelled in black oak, and the armour in the hallway characterize the Gothic setting. Wilde mixes the macabre with comedy, juxtaposing devices from traditional English ghost stories
It was Lady Windermere’s last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six Cabinet Ministers had come on from the Speaker’s Levée in their stars and ribands, all
The novel begins on a beautiful summer day with Lord Henry Wotton, a strongly-opinionated man, observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of a handsome young man named Dorian Gray, who is Basils ultimate muse. After hearing Lord Henrys world view, Dorian begins to think beauty is the only worthwhile aspect of life. He wishes that the portrait Basil painted would grow old in his place.
El crítico artista es un ensayo de Oscar Wilde que contiene las declaraciones más completas sobre su filosofía estética. Es un diálogo en dos partes, de lejos, el más extenso incluido en su colección de ensayos titulada Intenciones publicada en mayo de 1891. Es una version ampliamente revisada de articulos que aparecieron por primera vez en los numeros de julio y septiembre de la revista literaria The Nineteenth Century, titulada originalmente La
