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The Wit and Wisdom of ­Oscar Wilde
By Oscar Wilde, Bob Blaisdell (Selected by), Odette Blaisdell (Selected by)

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United States, 15 August 2012
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This paperback gift edition of the renowned poet and playwright's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of quips from Wilde's personal letters and conversations as well as his fiction, essays, lectures, and plays.


I. Rules to Live By II. Men versus Women III. Definitions IV. Art with a Capital A V. The Ages VI. Writers and Writing VII. Distinguishing Characteristics VIII. Love, Friendship and Self-Knowledge IX. Education X. The Mask of Style XI. Civilized Society XII. America and Americans XIII. Marriage XIV. Suffering and Imprisonment XV. Talk XVI. The End of Wisdom


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This paperback gift edition of the renowned poet and playwright's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of quips from Wilde's personal letters and conversations as well as his fiction, essays, lectures, and plays.


I. Rules to Live By II. Men versus Women III. Definitions IV. Art with a Capital A V. The Ages VI. Writers and Writing VII. Distinguishing Characteristics VIII. Love, Friendship and Self-Knowledge IX. Education X. The Mask of Style XI. Civilized Society XII. America and Americans XIII. Marriage XIV. Suffering and Imprisonment XV. Talk XVI. The End of Wisdom

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9780486480923
ISBN
0486480925
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Illustrated
Dimensions
18.8 x 14.2 x 1.2 centimeters (0.29 kg)

Table of Contents

I. Rules to Live By II. Men versus Women III. Definitions IV. Art with a Capital A V. The Ages VI. Writers and Writing VII. Distinguishing Characteristics VIII. Love, Friendship and Self-Knowledge IX. Education X. The Mask of Style XI. Civilized Society XII. America and Americans XIII. Marriage XIV. Suffering and Imprisonment XV. Talk XVI. The End of Wisdom

About the Author

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.

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