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Oscar Wilde in quotation : 3,100 insults, anecdotes, and aphorisms : topically arranged, with attributions /
"He had that rarest of all things, common sense." Oscar Wilde had a gift for delivering this common sense in sometimes pithy but always memorable statements. One of the world's most unforgettable authors, Oscar Wilde had a comment for any and every occasion, many of which are quoted h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
[2006]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Source Abbreviations
- 1. About Oscar, by Oscar
- 2. Actors and Acting
- 3. America and Americans
- 4. Art
- 5. Artists
- 6. Beauty and the Beast
- 7. Boredom, or Ennui
- 8. Britain and the British
- 9. Charity and Sympathy
- 10. Common Sense
- 11. Conversation and Language
- 12. Craftsmen
- 13. Critique
- 14. Cynicism and Skepticism
- 15. Death
- 16. Domesticity
- 17. Drama
- 18. Education
- 19. Emotions
- 20. Enemies
- 21. Fashion, Costumes and Style
- 22. Fidelity
- 23. Flowers
- 24. Food and Drink
- 25. France and the French
- 26. Friends
- 27. Gossip and Scandal
- 28. Gratitude
- 29. Greece and the Greeks
- 30. Happiness and Pleasure
- 31. Hate
- 32. History
- 33. Home Decor
- 34. Individualism
- 35. Intelligence and Ignorance
- 36. Journalism
- 37. Labor and Leisure
- 38. Life and Living
- 39. Love and Romance
- 40. Marriage
- 41. Mediocrity
- 42. Men
- 43. Men and Women
- 44. Models and Modeling
- 45. Music
- 46. Names
- 47. Nature and the Country
- 48. Pain, Sorrow and Suffering
- 49. Passion
- 50. Past, Present and Future
- 51. Philosophy, Spirituality and Religion
- 52. Poets and Poetry
- 53. Politics, Government and Law
- 54. Prison
- 55. Prophecy and Destiny
- 56. Public Opinion
- 57. Relations
- 58. Society, Status and Success
- 59. Travel
- 60. Truth and Fiction
- 61. Vanity and Humility
- 62. Vice and Virtue
- 63. Wealth and Poverty
- 64. Women
- 65. Writers
- 66. Writing and Literature
- 67. Youth and Age
- Bibliography
- Keyword and Subject Index.