The Plays of Oscar Wilde
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This volume includes all Wilde's plays from his early tragedy Vera to the controversial Salomé and the little known fragments， La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy。 The edition affords a rare chance to see Wilde's best known work in the context of his entire dramatic output， and to appreciate plays which have hitherto received scant critical attention。
Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy， Lady Windermere's Fan。 The combination of dazzling wit， subtle social criticism， sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner， both here and in his next three plays， A Woman of No Importance， An Ideal Husband， and his undisputed masterpiece， The Importance of Being Earnest。
Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy， Lady Windermere's Fan。 The combination of dazzling wit， subtle social criticism， sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner， both here and in his next three plays， A Woman of No Importance， An Ideal Husband， and his undisputed masterpiece， The Importance of Being Earnest。
Reviews
Griffin Connolly
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Importance of being Earnest: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A pure comedy。 Dori Grey without any of the melodrama or overt statement-making。 Like a sophomore year of college dance floor makeout: a good time， but a forgettable time。Lady Windermere’s Fan: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great lil story about the precariousness of reputations， the capriciousness of “Society，” and the pitfalls of overmoralizing。…Lord Windermere: “Child， you and she belong to different worlds。 Into your world evil has never entered。”Lady Windermere: “ don’t say t Importance of being Earnest: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A pure comedy。 Dori Grey without any of the melodrama or overt statement-making。 Like a sophomore year of college dance floor makeout: a good time， but a forgettable time。Lady Windermere’s Fan: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great lil story about the precariousness of reputations， the capriciousness of “Society，” and the pitfalls of overmoralizing。…Lord Windermere: “Child， you and she belong to different worlds。 Into your world evil has never entered。”Lady Windermere: “ don’t say that， Arthur。 There is the same world for all of us， and good and evil， sin and innocence， go through it hand-in-hand。 To shut one’s eyes to half of life that one may live securely is as though one blinded oneself that one might walk with more safety in a land of pit and precipice。”A Woman of No Importance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A bit melodramatic， but I like that those who take life more seriously finally get their due in a Wilde play。 The past matters。 What we do to people matters beyond the immediate。 You can’t just smooth things over。An Ideal Husband: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The most humanity of these plays。 Sincerity and understanding wins， in the end。 I also really like how the dandy figure， Lord Goring， isn’t entirely detached。 He， too， has a twinkling eye of sincerity。 The voice actor for Goring in the audio book I listened along to was great。Big “Let he who hath not sinned cast the first stone” vibes。 We build up idols in our lives， but people are people， dawg。 I found this a beautiful story tbh。Salomé: ⭐️ Just not my cup of tea。 Antique， operatic melodrama。Introduction by John Lahr: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazing deconstruction of Wilde’s life， career， philosophy。 It puts forward a superb thesis/argument against Wilde’s decisions and outlook。 。。。more
Amelia
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Oh i love Oscar Wilde
chai
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Lady Windermere’s Fan⭐⭐⭐⭐A Woman of No Importance⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐An Ideal Husband⭐⭐The Importance of being Earnest⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mark Schlatter
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Note: The Importance of Being Earnest （the last work collected here） is a five star play。 I find it a loveable and absurdist romantic comedy with all the wit I expect from Wilde。 But the other three plays in this collection （Lady Windemere's Fan， A Woman of No Importance， and An Ideal Husband） I thought were bogged down by overly large casts and a surfeit of morality （even when the rakish characters were doing their best to deem morality outmoded）。 Note: The Importance of Being Earnest （the last work collected here） is a five star play。 I find it a loveable and absurdist romantic comedy with all the wit I expect from Wilde。 But the other three plays in this collection （Lady Windemere's Fan， A Woman of No Importance， and An Ideal Husband） I thought were bogged down by overly large casts and a surfeit of morality （even when the rakish characters were doing their best to deem morality outmoded）。 。。。more
Rebecca
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so clever ，all of his plays shows so perfectly and clearly how the high society was 。I loved every single one of them ， Lady Windermere's fan ， A woman of no importance ， An ideal husband， and the importance of being earnest。。。。 all of them reflects the genius of OSCAR WILD 。 so clever ，all of his plays shows so perfectly and clearly how the high society was 。I loved every single one of them ， Lady Windermere's fan ， A woman of no importance ， An ideal husband， and the importance of being earnest。。。。 all of them reflects the genius of OSCAR WILD 。 。。。more
Maria
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3，75
Brittany （whatbritreads）
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Vera - 2*I didn’t really understand the social and political context of this one to be honest。 Something about the toxicity of authority/the monarchy I kinda gathered from this？ I don’t know。 But it was really over dramatic and ended abruptly lmao。The Duchess of Padua – 3*This one was pretty funny actually。 I mean， it would’ve been better if Ascanio and Guido were gay but what do I know？ I liked the discussion of the role of women and social classes。 Again， a very over dramatic and abrupt end。Sa Vera - 2*I didn’t really understand the social and political context of this one to be honest。 Something about the toxicity of authority/the monarchy I kinda gathered from this？ I don’t know。 But it was really over dramatic and ended abruptly lmao。The Duchess of Padua – 3*This one was pretty funny actually。 I mean， it would’ve been better if Ascanio and Guido were gay but what do I know？ I liked the discussion of the role of women and social classes。 Again， a very over dramatic and abrupt end。Salomé – 1*The commentary felt off in this one but I couldn’t really put my finger on why。 It felt the same as the others and really repetitive， I got bored。Lady Windermere’s Fan – 4*Ok this was funny I actually like this one。 It was a lot easier to read because of the language meaning it was a lot lighter and easier to digest。 The characters were interesting and the plot easy to follow。 God discussion of morality and how no person is strictly good or bad。A Woman of No Importance – 3*There were a lot of characters in here I got confused。 Good demonstration of the cultural differences between America and England though。 Funny and quick paced。An Ideal Husband – 3*All my notes say for this is ‘This is so witty haha’ and ‘Plot twists and drama ooo’ so take from that what you will。Importance of Being Earnest – 3*I didn’t really care about this one but it was funny。 Too many characetrs and they all blurred into one in my head though if we’re being honest。A Florentine Tragedy – 2*It feels mean to rate an incomplete play but Wilde isn’t even alive so I’m sure he doesn’t care about my reviews。 It had some nice pretty writing but I couldn’t tell you what was happening。La Sainte Courtisane – 1*Again， incomplete。 Honestly have no idea what I even read。These were thrilling reviews I know。 If you’ve reads this far down – why？ 。。。more
christine ♡
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My love for this man is endless and the way he uses language is sublime。
Ankit Kumar
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I was high on this book during my undergraduate days。
Book collector
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It's a bit if a mixed bag for me this collection。 Some of the plays are a little hard work but it gains five stars as most of the plays are brilliant。 Windermere， ernest and a woman of no importance stand out， vera is interesting but hard work。 It's a dense， serious play with a perfectly decent story， but I found it harder to read than his lighter works。 Overall though its an excellent collection from a truly brilliant author。 It's a bit if a mixed bag for me this collection。 Some of the plays are a little hard work but it gains five stars as most of the plays are brilliant。 Windermere， ernest and a woman of no importance stand out， vera is interesting but hard work。 It's a dense， serious play with a perfectly decent story， but I found it harder to read than his lighter works。 Overall though its an excellent collection from a truly brilliant author。 。。。more
Xavier University Library
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The first two plays （Vera or the Nihilists， and the Duchess of Padua） are not anything inspiring。 But the rest are incredible。 Wilde’s beautiful writing， incorrigible wit and wry observations make his plays a delight to read。
Trevor
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Not my favourite Wilde plays， but both provide insightful commentary about secrets and shame。 His empathy for women was ahead of his time。
Teodora Agarici
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Good to have a more holistic grasp of Wilde's writing - witty， sharp and funny。 "All art is at once surface and symbol，" Wilde wrote in the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray。 "Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril。 Those who read the symbol do so at their peril。 It is the spectator， and not life， that art really mirrors。 Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new， complex and vital。" Good to have a more holistic grasp of Wilde's writing - witty， sharp and funny。 "All art is at once surface and symbol，" Wilde wrote in the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray。 "Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril。 Those who read the symbol do so at their peril。 It is the spectator， and not life， that art really mirrors。 Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new， complex and vital。" 。。。more
Nicole Hillyer
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So funny and clever
Sara
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Wilde feels like a warm blanket to me！ I laughed， and was thrilled with all his plays， from Lady Windermere's Fan to The Importance of Being Ernest。 Probably the greatest writer of his time。 Probably will reread！ Wilde feels like a warm blanket to me！ I laughed， and was thrilled with all his plays， from Lady Windermere's Fan to The Importance of Being Ernest。 Probably the greatest writer of his time。 Probably will reread！ 。。。more
Pilar
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This volume includes all the plays of Oscar Wilde: his early plays， a symbolist drama， his society comedies， and fragments。I really like his society comedies: Lady Windermere's Fan， A Woman of no Importance， An Ideal Husband， and ， especially ， The Importance of Being Earnest， full of social criticism of the Victorian conventions， classism， hollow prejudiced lives。。。。 They are excellent regarding the language through which Oscar Wilde expresses his social criticism with large amounts of humour a This volume includes all the plays of Oscar Wilde: his early plays， a symbolist drama， his society comedies， and fragments。I really like his society comedies: Lady Windermere's Fan， A Woman of no Importance， An Ideal Husband， and ， especially ， The Importance of Being Earnest， full of social criticism of the Victorian conventions， classism， hollow prejudiced lives。。。。 They are excellent regarding the language through which Oscar Wilde expresses his social criticism with large amounts of humour and irony。 。。。more
queenie m。
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Oscar Wilde's work is so witty and many lines are so full of wisdom that it hasn't gone out of fashion after 200 years。 I am addicted to his work and could not help but wonder why I was not taught his work when I was younger。 It would definitely have brought more joy and enjoyment to the english literature classes Oscar Wilde's work is so witty and many lines are so full of wisdom that it hasn't gone out of fashion after 200 years。 I am addicted to his work and could not help but wonder why I was not taught his work when I was younger。 It would definitely have brought more joy and enjoyment to the english literature classes 。。。more
Ria
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⚫ Vera; or， The Nihilists: 3/5⚫ The Duchess of Padua: 3/5⚫ Salomé: 4/5⚫ Lady Windermere's Fan: 4/5⚫ A Woman of No Importance: 3/5⚫ An Ideal Husband: 3。7/5⚫ The Importance of Being Earnest: 5/5''Cecily （sweetly）: Sugar？Gwendolen （superciliously）: No， thank you。 Sugar is not fashionable any more。 Cecily looks angrily at her， takes up the tongs and puts four lumps of suger into the cup。Cecily （severely）: Cake or bread and butter？Gwendolen （in a bored manner）: Bread and butter， please。 Cake is rarel ⚫ Vera; or， The Nihilists: 3/5⚫ The Duchess of Padua: 3/5⚫ Salomé: 4/5⚫ Lady Windermere's Fan: 4/5⚫ A Woman of No Importance: 3/5⚫ An Ideal Husband: 3。7/5⚫ The Importance of Being Earnest: 5/5''Cecily （sweetly）: Sugar？Gwendolen （superciliously）: No， thank you。 Sugar is not fashionable any more。 Cecily looks angrily at her， takes up the tongs and puts four lumps of suger into the cup。Cecily （severely）: Cake or bread and butter？Gwendolen （in a bored manner）: Bread and butter， please。 Cake is rarely seen at the best houses nowadays。Cecily （cuts a very large slice of cake and puts it on the tray）: Hand that to Miss Fairfax。''Cecily: I just took a DNA test， turns out I'm 100% that bitch。⚫ La Sainte Courtisane: 4/5⚫ A Florentine Tragedy: 2。5/5 。。。more
Noor
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。。。 How do you put a baby into your travelling bag İNSTEAD OF YOU FRİCKİNG MANUSCRİPTOK， but jokes aside: The İmportance of Being Earnest is definitely my favourite of Wilde plays （even though， İ still think Jane Austen was better at executing the comedy of manners than Wilde）
Nikz
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LOVE THIS！
Sarah Daley Rose
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The Importance of Being Earnest was fun。 Ideal Husband was interesting and sweet。 I wonder how London society really was。 He certainly makes it seem funny or annoying and lots of crummy marriages and divorces， but he is parodying， of course。 I forget what the other plays were。 :）
Emily
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"The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Salome" are transcendent; the other three plays range from pretty good to quite good。 I love Oscar Wilde。 I did not like John Lahr's introduction to this collection， however。 "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Salome" are transcendent; the other three plays range from pretty good to quite good。 I love Oscar Wilde。 I did not like John Lahr's introduction to this collection， however。 。。。more
Lara Panfilov
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I have made a list of review of each of the plays and fragments that are mentioned in this book – hope you enjoy it and let me know if you （dis）agree with me。Vera or the Nihilists In this play an interesting picture of Russia during the 19th century， with the fight between the Nihilists and the czar regime is painted。 It involves an exciting plot where love， principles and pride are all tested。 Vera is the most wanted nihilist in Moscow and she seems to be a woman of no emotions， but a fire star I have made a list of review of each of the plays and fragments that are mentioned in this book – hope you enjoy it and let me know if you （dis）agree with me。Vera or the Nihilists In this play an interesting picture of Russia during the 19th century， with the fight between the Nihilists and the czar regime is painted。 It involves an exciting plot where love， principles and pride are all tested。 Vera is the most wanted nihilist in Moscow and she seems to be a woman of no emotions， but a fire starts burning in her heart for the new czar， who is actually a nihilist too， and consequently this play ends in a melodramatic style。 The duchess of Pauda Certainly a very dramatic story of another relationship between an authority figure and a normal peasant， fighting for his pride or justice。 In this particular play I liked the personality of the Duchess， who tried to actually help the citizens whereas her husband， a typical dictator， did not care whatsoever and only pursued his own pleasures。 However， the trail scene and the endless changes of heart of Guido and the Duchess I found very confusing and irritating as well as the ending which resulted in the death of the three main characters。 Salomé A tragedy in one act， Salomé is a story where sexuality plays the central role。 The Jokanaan’s rejection of Salomé deeply hurts her and is the reason why she orders him to be killed。 The illustrations of Audrey Beardsley that accompany the play are fantastic and make it a story difficult to forget。 Lady Windermere’s fan This is exactly the type of play I was expecting from Wilde when I purchased this book。 The first three plays took me by surprise， seeing that they focused more on political power and despite the melodramatic love relationships， in my opinion， contained quite little wit and humor。 This play however is full of nonsense phrases and criticizes the Victorian upper-class society rules。 A woman of no importance Another play filled with a tremendous amount of wit and hilarious conversations。 In this play Wilde explores the double standard that exists between men and women in the Victorian Era。 Women were in no way treated equally and this is explored by depicting Mrs。 Arbuthnot’s story， who struggles immensely because of the fact her lover （Lord Illingworth） and the father of her child didn’t marry her。 Hester， an American girl， appears in the play and shows how different the British mentality， where all a woman is supposed to do is be a wife， from the American mentality， which values hard work。 Overall， once again a brilliant portray of society during Wilde’s period。 An ideal husband Drama， drama and more drama… This is a classic example of an Oscar Wilde play – honor， relationships and the role of each sex is repeatedly questioned。 Misconceptions and past events very nearly seem to make everything fall apart for Sir and Lady Chiltern， but somehow miraculously all scandals are avoided and the story concludes with a happy ending。 Dandy Lord Goring is a critical character in the play and themes such as marriage， feminism and aestheticism are deeply explored。 A quote demonstrating Goring’s dandy character: “If there was less sympathy in the world there would be less trouble in the world。”The Importance of Being Earnest Absolutely love this play！ Incredibly funny， extremely engaging and a story so absurd that it makes you wonder how in the world Wilde was able to come up with it。 Each and every conversation is utterly hilarious and fully of Wilde’s famous paradigms。 I don’t want to spoil this amazing plot， so I strongly suggest you read it for yourself！ La Sainte CourtisaneThis play was actually never finished by Wilde。 It touches an interesting topic， namely it discusses losing your belief and turning towards sin。 However， in my opinion the changes are a bit too drastic and unrealistic。 The Christian hermit is somehow easily convinced to go to “the dark side”， while Myrrhiana （a woman whose sole purpose is to wreck men） suddenly flips her belief system upside down。 Even though the play is unfinished， I have to say I think it is one of Wilde’s weakest plays。A Florentine Tragedy Another fragment of a play。 A Florentine tragedy however， made a different impact on me。 Despite the fact that I found the play overall a bit messy， the ending was shocking and completely unexpected。 This being said， I don’t think these two fragments are anywhere near the level of brilliance of his social comedies， like the Importance Of Being Earnest for example。 。。。more
Sigrid Fry-Revere
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I didn't read this specific book， but I heard I believe all his plays performed for radio on tape。 And I loved them all， some more than others， but all resulted in at least a few laughs and women are almost always portrayed as strong even if sometimes over-vivaciou and silly。 I didn't read this specific book， but I heard I believe all his plays performed for radio on tape。 And I loved them all， some more than others， but all resulted in at least a few laughs and women are almost always portrayed as strong even if sometimes over-vivaciou and silly。 。。。more
Andrey Reshetnikov
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All of the plays are really clever。 Some of them are， besides， a good fun。 Importance of Being Earnest is a hilarious piece of dramaturgy， exceptionally charismatic and satirical。 However， those which I like most of all are Ideal Husband and Lady Windermere’s Fan。 They are good-natured plays with nice composition and style。 The dramatic development runs sharp， villainous forces threaten good reputations of men and women。 A clash of interests， leads， nevertheless， to a nice turn and a public scan All of the plays are really clever。 Some of them are， besides， a good fun。 Importance of Being Earnest is a hilarious piece of dramaturgy， exceptionally charismatic and satirical。 However， those which I like most of all are Ideal Husband and Lady Windermere’s Fan。 They are good-natured plays with nice composition and style。 The dramatic development runs sharp， villainous forces threaten good reputations of men and women。 A clash of interests， leads， nevertheless， to a nice turn and a public scandal is avoided。 Dark passions are not spilled over leaving consequences to weigh on principal actors only; the result remains a question of their consciousness。 They seem to come out safe。 While the author leaves the British society mostly intact， the Italian landscape and those of Eastern civilizations are shattered。 Big passions are at play and the effects reverberate through the width of horizon。 。。。more
Maryam
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“Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern。 One is apt to grow old-fashioned quite suddenly。 I have known many instances of it。—p:193” And I think this is the secret of the freshness we feel in Wilde’s style of writing; many others have been writing and will write but nearly all have forgotten and will be。 We have known many instances of them。 But among them， he is the one witty monster who knows that simplicity and moderation is the key to perfection。 The real gem who writes about the results “Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern。 One is apt to grow old-fashioned quite suddenly。 I have known many instances of it。—p:193” And I think this is the secret of the freshness we feel in Wilde’s style of writing; many others have been writing and will write but nearly all have forgotten and will be。 We have known many instances of them。 But among them， he is the one witty monster who knows that simplicity and moderation is the key to perfection。 The real gem who writes about the results of being shallow and empty， and forgetting the mere love we can give each other as a gift; the common problem in every society。These plays are “in every way the visible personification of absolute perfection。__p:301”I love him。 。。。more
Selene
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* 4。1overall i really loved all of them， my favorite being the importance of being earnest。 they were all unique and read so easily。 i love oscar wilde's writing even more now <3。 * 4。1overall i really loved all of them， my favorite being the importance of being earnest。 they were all unique and read so easily。 i love oscar wilde's writing even more now <3。 。。。more
Rao Javed
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All of the best of Oscar Wilde in one book， but it's more of a combination of all comedy plays of Wilde。 That's another fact this comedy plays are far better than his tragedies All of the best of Oscar Wilde in one book， but it's more of a combination of all comedy plays of Wilde。 That's another fact this comedy plays are far better than his tragedies 。。。more
Fernando
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Leer a Oscar Wilde es extremadamente edificante。 Su destreza literaria y su genialidad son indiscutidas y sigue siendo uno de los ejemplos de lo que significa leer la mejor literatura del mundo。 Su única novela "El retrato de Dorian Gray" sigue siendo aclamada como una de las mejores de toda la historia， su costado poético es sublime y elevado y sus obras de teatro continúan con una vigencia tal， que pareciera que las escribió hace pocos días。Oscar Wilde le aportó frescura y dotó de originalidad Leer a Oscar Wilde es extremadamente edificante。 Su destreza literaria y su genialidad son indiscutidas y sigue siendo uno de los ejemplos de lo que significa leer la mejor literatura del mundo。 Su única novela "El retrato de Dorian Gray" sigue siendo aclamada como una de las mejores de toda la historia， su costado poético es sublime y elevado y sus obras de teatro continúan con una vigencia tal， que pareciera que las escribió hace pocos días。Oscar Wilde le aportó frescura y dotó de originalidad al teatro inglés moderno， que acostumbraba a representar obras francesas o poner en escena las más afamadas piezas de William Shakespeare y no tenía una distinción propia。 Supo escribir comedias que se representaron en esos días en todos los teatros ingleses， lo que provocó en este sentido que con el ingenio y el dominio de las artes escénicas un escritor o dramaturgo podía escribir verdaderas obras de arte。Pero este fue el caso de él， que como pionero sentó las bases y a partir de allí catapultó su fama en proporciones épicas apostando siempre a la pureza del Arte por sobretodas las cosas。No hay obra de teatro de Wilde que no esté cargada de fina ironía， humor ácido y sutilezas constantes y en ello reside su genialidad。 Todos los temas que trata en sus comedias son frescos， divertidos y picarescos。 Posee un dominio total de sus personajes y los hace actuar para que entre ellos le aporten una dinámica a la obra que hace que el interés e incluso el suspenso no decaigan durante toda la performance。Este libro posee todas la obras teatrales de Oscar Wilde， desde "Vera， o los nihilistas"， ambientada en la Rusia zarista y con un argumento de alianzas y traiciones que nada tienen que envidiarle a Shakespeare， pasando por "Una tragedia florentina "y "La duquesa de Padua"， ambientadas en el siglo XVI hasta la famosa representación en un solo acto de "Salomé"， que en su momento generó cierto revuelo por la naturaleza de lo que en ella se llevaba adelante。 Esta breve obra en la que Oscar Wilde toma de un relato bíblico es concisa， efectiva y de final atrapante， con personajes góticos inmersos dentro de un teatro griego， donde Salomé descolla por su magnetismo sexual， que atrae incestuosamente a Herodes， su padre， mientras ella se desvive por Jokanaán， o Juan el Bautista。De todas maneras y sin desmerecer a "Salomé"， lo mejor de Wilde se desarrolla a partir de las obras de teatro emplazadas en su propia época， conformada por sus cuatro mejores representaciones: "El abanico de lady Windermere"， "Una mujer sin importancia"， "La importancia de llamarse Ernesto" （o también llamada "La importancia de ser formal"， puesto que Wilde juega con el nombre propio Ernest y el término "earnest"， que significa formal， serio） y "Un marido ideal"。A mi entender， "La importancia de llamarse Ernesto"， denominada por Wilde como una "una comedia trivial para gente sería" es la mejor de todas， dado que además de ser fascinantemente entretenida， y más allá de ser una comedia， Wilde le aporta recursos clásicos propios de la tragedia griega， fundamentalmente los de la peripecia， en donde los personajes giran en torno a un gran secreto o misterio que es develado en el momento preciso causando gran regocijo sobre el final de la obra。Considero que "El abanico de lady Windermere" y "Una mujer sin importancia" también son maravillosas， pero quedan un par de peldaños por debajo de Ernesto。 Lo mismo para "Un marido ideal"， a la que la crítica consideró la más importantes de sus comedias （y la más extensa también）。Estas cuatro obras están plagadas de frases ingeniosas que no son más que una extensión de la mente de Wilde disfrazada en sus personajes。 De esta forma， la ironía es el arma que este genio utiliza para disparar a diestra y siniestra sus dardos incisivos y mordaces， muy especialmente hacia sus detractores más encarnizados， como de darle una bofetada a la pacatería de la sociedad victoriana de sus días。La gran mayoría de las frases de Wilde están montadas sobre la paradoja， y esta características es la que dotaron a este autor de una originalidad sin comparaciones， que lo distinguen de muchos otros intelectuales。 Wilde es todo irreverencia sin caer en la soberbia， es irónico sin transformarse en agresivo y supo siempre controlar su actitud desafiante ante los críticos y la sociedad （con un juicio por sodomía y homosexualidad a cuestas） para no caer en el patetismo que muchos escritores no supieron manejar。 En la obra "Una mujer sin importancia" con el personaje de Lord Illingworth， logra conectar directamente con otro afamado personaje， Lord Henry Wotton de su única novela Dorian Gray。 Lo mismo que sucede con otros personajes como Lord Goring en "Un marido ideal" y Cecil Graham en "El abanico de lady Windermere"。Hilando fino en la lectura de estas obras el lector descubrirá frases repetidas， pero no por ello estas caen en el auto plagio。 Simplemente son frases que quedan perfectamente encajadas dentro del contexto argumental de la obra。Oscar Wilde supo enfrentar el final de sus días con aplomo， dignidad y la cabeza bien alta。 Sumido en una profunda depresión， al borde de la pobreza y abandonado por todos， murió solo en la habitación de un hotel de París， algo que no se merecía， especialmente para un escritor de genialidad incomparable quien， ante las tragedias de su propia vida real supo regalarnos estas maravillosas comedias。 。。。more
Mientras Leo
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