The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Plays, Novel, Poetry, Short Stories, Fairy Tales, Philosophical Essays, Literary Reviews, Articles, Letters & BiographyBy Oscar Wilde
Length126h 19m
About this audiobook
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde gathers the dazzling range of a writer who made style an ethical and aesthetic provocation: the society comedies, fairy tales, poems, essays, letters, and the singular novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Across these forms Wilde refines paradox into an instrument of critique, exposing Victorian hypocrisies about morality, class, art, and desire. His prose and drama belong to fin-de-siècle Aestheticism and Decadence, yet their wit gives philosophical weight to surfaces, masks, and performance. Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Irish-born, Oxford-educated, and famously cosmopolitan, fashioned himself as both artist and artwork. His lectures on beauty, his fascination with classical and Renaissance models, and his immersion in London theatrical culture shaped his belief that art should resist crude moral utility. The brilliance of his public persona was shadowed by scandal, imprisonment, and exile, experiences that deepen the pathos of later works such as De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol. This volume is indispensable for readers seeking not merely Wilde's famous epigrams but the full architecture of his imagination. It rewards lovers of drama, criticism, gothic fiction, and lyric melancholy, offering a complete portrait of one of modern literature's most incisive and unsettling minds.
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
Length126 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 5, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
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 Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
31THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
7The Plays
32ACT ONE
8Vera
33ACT TWO
9PERSONS IN THE PROLOGUE.
34ACT THREE
10PERSONS IN THE PLAY.
35ACT FOUR
11PROLOGUE.
36Salomé (Original version in French)
12ACT I.
37Salome (English version)
13ACT II.
38An Ideal Husband
14ACT III.
39THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
15ACT IV.
40ACT ONE
16The Duchess of Padua
41SECOND ACT
17THE DUCHESS OF PADUA
42THIRD ACT
18THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
43FOURTH ACT
19ACT I
44The Importance of Being Earnest
20ACT II
45THE PERSONS IN THE PLAY
21ACT III
46ACT ONE
22ACT IV
47ACT TWO
23ACT V
48ACT THREE
24Lady Windermere’s Fan
49La Sainte Courtisane
25THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
50A Florentine Tragedy
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