The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde
(, Green ed.)
Publishing Details
The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde
By (Author) Oscar Wilde
Selected by Bob Blaisdell
Selected by Odette Blaisdell
Dover Publications Inc.
Dover Publications Inc.
15th August 2012
Green ed.
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
828.809
Physical Properties
256
Width 140mm, Height 140mm
227g
Description
"I have put my genius into my life," declared Oscar Wilde, adding, "I have put only my talent into my works." This paperback gift edition of the renowned poet and playwright's epigrams and witticisms draws upon both realms. It features hundreds of quips from Wilde's personal letters and conversations as well as his fiction, essays, lectures, and plays.
Author Bio
Poet and playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) remains best known for his comedies of the 1890s, including The Importance of Being Earnest, and for his tragic imprisonment and untimely death.
Bob Blaisdell is a Professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College and the editor of many Dover Thrift Editions and other books, including the forthcoming New York: The Big Apple Quote Book.
