The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: +150 Works in 1 eBook (Annotated)

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: +150 Works in 1 eBook (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Wit, Decadence, Fairy Tales, Plays, Essays, and Victorian Social SatireBy Oscar Wilde
Michael Caine
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Length81h

About this audiobook

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: +150 Works in 1 eBook gathers the astonishing range of Wilde's art: the glittering social comedies, The Picture of Dorian Gray, fairy tales, poems, criticism, dialogues, and essays. Read together, these writings reveal a style at once epigrammatic, musical, ironic, and morally provocative. Rooted in late Victorian aestheticism and fin-de-siècle decadence, the collection traces Wilde's sustained challenge to prudery, philistinism, and conventional realism. Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College and Oxford, became one of the most brilliant literary personalities of his age. His advocacy of art for art's sake, his fascination with beauty, masks, performance, and social hypocrisy, and his own experience of celebrity, scandal, imprisonment, and exile all inform the tensions of his work: charm against cruelty, wit against suffering, elegance against moral panic. This volume is ideal for readers seeking not merely isolated masterpieces but the full architecture of Wilde's imagination. Students, scholars, and general readers will find in it a richly annotated map of a writer whose brilliance remains unsettlingly modern, endlessly quotable, and intellectually indispensable. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

Audiobook details

GenreLiterary Classics
Length81 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 10, 2013
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: +150 Works in 1 eBook (Annotated)
26ACT ONE
2Introduction
27ACT TWO
3Author Biography
28ACT THREE
4Historical Context
29ACT FOUR
5Synopsis (Selection)
30A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
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6The Plays
31A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
7VERA
32THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
8PERSONS IN THE PROLOGUE.
33ACT ONE
9PERSONS IN THE PLAY.
34ACT TWO
10PROLOGUE.
35ACT THREE
11ACT I.
36ACT FOUR
12ACT II.
37SALOMÉ
13ACT III.
38SALOME (English Version)
14ACT IV.
39AN IDEAL HUSBAND
15THE DUCHESS OF PADUA
40AN IDEAL HUSBAND
16THE DUCHESS OF PADUA
41THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
17THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
42ACT ONE
18ACT I
43SECOND ACT
19ACT II
44THIRD ACT
20ACT III
45FOURTH ACT
21ACT IV
46THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
22ACT V
47THE PERSONS IN THE PLAY
23LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN
48ACT ONE
24LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN
49ACT TWO
25THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
50ACT THREE
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