OSCAR WILDE Ultimate Collection: 250+ Titles in One Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Works: Novel, Plays, Short Stories, 125 Poems, 130+ Essays & Articles, including Letters & A BiographyBy Oscar Wilde
Length126h 9m
About this audiobook
This expansive edition gathers Oscar Wilde's fiction, drama, poetry, criticism, essays, dialogues, and shorter prose into a single literary panorama, offering more than a convenient anthology: it reveals the coherence of a dazzling aesthetic mind. From the Gothic moral paradoxes of The Picture of Dorian Gray to the crystalline wit of The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde's style unites epigram, irony, elegance, and philosophical provocation within the fin-de-siècle contexts of aestheticism, decadence, and Victorian social critique. Oscar Wilde, born in Dublin in 1854 and educated at Trinity College and Oxford, became one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of late nineteenth-century letters. His cultivation of artifice, beauty, and intellectual play was shaped by classical learning, Irish verbal brilliance, and the aesthetic theories of Walter Pater. His spectacular success, public trials, imprisonment, and exile give added poignancy to works that question sincerity, respectability, desire, and punishment. This collection is ideal for readers seeking both the familiar masterpieces and the lesser-known textures of Wilde's achievement. Scholars, students, and general readers will find here an indispensable archive of wit, beauty, rebellion, and tragedy.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length126 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 5, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5The Plays
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6Vera
7The Duchess of Padua (pt. 1)
8The Duchess of Padua (pt. 2)
9Lady Windermere’s Fan
10A Woman of No Importance (pt. 1)
11A Woman of No Importance (pt. 2)
12Salomé (Original version in French)
13Salome (English version)
14An Ideal Husband (pt. 1)
15An Ideal Husband (pt. 2)
16The Importance of Being Earnest (pt. 1)
17The Importance of Being Earnest (pt. 2)
18La Sainte Courtisane
19A Florentine Tragedy
20For Love of the King
21Novel
22The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Original Version) (pt. 1)
23The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Original Version) (pt. 2)
24The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Original Version) (pt. 3)
25The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Revised 20 Chapter Version) (pt. 1)
26The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Revised 20 Chapter Version) (pt. 2)
27The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Revised 20 Chapter Version) (pt. 3)
28The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Revised 20 Chapter Version) (pt. 4)
29Short Stories
30The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
31The Happy PrinceandOther Tales
32A House of Pomegranates (pt. 1)
33A House of Pomegranates (pt. 2)
34Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories (pt. 1)
35Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories (pt. 2)
36Poetry (pt. 1)
37Poetry (pt. 2)
38Essays & Lectures
39Intentions (pt. 1)
40Intentions (pt. 2)
41Intentions (pt. 3)
42The Rise of Historical Criticism (pt. 1)
43The Rise of Historical Criticism (pt. 2)
44The English Renaissance of Art
45House Decoration
46Art and theHandicraftsman
47Lecture toArt Students
48London Models
49Poemsin Prose
50The Soul of Man under Socialism
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