The Decay of Lying: And Other Essays
and Other Essays
$27.51
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2010
Summary
In this brilliant collection of essays, part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles, Wilde wittily portrays the reversal of society’s norms.
In ‘The Decay of Lying’, Oscar Wilde uses his decadent ideology in an attempt to reverse and therefore reject his audience’s ‘normal’ conceptualizations of nature, art, and morality. Wilde’s views of life and art are illustrated through the use of Platonic dialogue where the character Vivian takes on the persona of Wilde. Wilde’s goal is to s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141192659 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141192658 |
| Author: | Oscar Wilde |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 251g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Oscar Wilde Classics |
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About The Author
Oscar Wilde
Wit, intellectual, aesthete and raconteur, Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. His writing - including children’s stories, poetry, philosophical essays, a novel and several hugely popular plays - made him the greatest celebrity of his day, and he remains one of the world’s most frequently-quoted and well-loved writers.
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