Baladou o žaláři v Readingu (1898) se Oscar Wilde vyrovnával se svým pobytem ve vězení - byl odsouzen na dva roky těžkých nucených prací za homosexualitu, která byla od roku 1895 trestná. Šlo ovšem o zástupný důvod: soudobá společnost se jej především chtěla zbavit.
In arguably the most complete exploration of his aesthetic thinking, and certainly the most entertaining, Wilde harnesses his famous wit to demolish the supposed boundary between art and criticism.
Tells the story of Dorian Gray, a beautiful yet corrupt man. When he wishes that a perfect portrait of himself would bear the signs of ageing in his place, the picture becomes his hideous secret, as it follows Dorian's own downward spiral into cruelty and
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Enthralled by Dorian Gray' own exquisite portrait, he exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the e
Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian’s own face.
Do you believe in ghosts?
'The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility.'Is lying simply an uncomfortable truth about life or something to be celebrated?
Cantervillský zámek má vše, co byste od strašidelného anglického venkovského sídla čekali – stará zaprášená brnění, dřevem obložené stěny, v nichž se ukrývají tajné dveře, a mnoho dalších nástrah.
Prečo do Obrovej záhrady nikdy nepríde leto? Zisti, ako sa sebecký Obor zmení a objaví, čo je to priateľstvo. Obor žije v zámku s nádhernou záhradou. Ale keďže je sebecký, všetko chce iba pre seba. Nechce, aby sa v jeho záhrade hrali deti. Vždy je u neho zima, kým... sa niečo nestane a Obor sa nenaučí, ako ľúbiť a deliť sa. CEFR Level: A1
Soubor netradičních pohádek, ve kterých se skrývají satira, kritika a podobenství, napsal irský dramatik, básník a prozaik Oscar Wilde (16.10.1854 – 30.11.1900) jako jedno ze svých prvních děl v roce 1888. Příběhy se dočkaly mnoha adaptací, vznikla podle nich dokonce i hudební díla.
New edition of one of the greatest classics of English literature, presented here with stunning pictures by acclaimed illustrator Philip Waechter. This edition will include a section on the author's life and works and extra resources for the young reader.
A beautiful collector's edition of Oscar Wilde's truly brilliant Gothic novel
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