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Tag Archives: Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray© 1890 Oscar Wilde180 pages Dorian Gray is the picture of youthful innocence, but his portrait is one of deathly corruption. After sitting for a painting rendered by his friend Basil, Dorian becomes a source of … Continue reading
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The Importance of Being Earnest
“The Importance of Being Earnest” © 1895 Oscar Wilde The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility! (Algernon, Act I.) Algernon and Earnest … Continue reading
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Tagged English Literature, humor, Oscar Wilde, the play is the thing, Victorian
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