The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose

Oscar Wilde, Linda Dowling, Linda Dowling , Linda Dowling

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Penguin Classics
30 August 2001

New selection with introduction, suggestions for further reading, and full explanatory notes

Selection includes The Portrait of Mr W.H., Wilde's defence of Dorian Gray, reviews, and the writings from 'Intentions' (1891)- 'The Decay of Lying, 'Pen, Pencil, Poison', and 'The Critic as Artist'. Wilde is familiar to us as the ironic critic behind the social comedies, as the creator of the beautiful and doomed Dorian Gray, as the flamboyant aesthete and the demonised homosexual.

This volume presents us with a different Wilde.

Wilde emerges here as a deep and serious reader of literature and philosophy, and an eloquent and original thinker about society and art.

By: Oscar Wilde
Notes by: Linda Dowling
Introduction by: Linda Dowling
Edited by: Linda Dowling
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 287g
ISBN: 9780140433876
ISBN 10: 0140433872
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 30 August 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Soul of Man under Socialism and Selected Critical ProseIntroduction Note on the Texts Eight Reviews (1885-90) 1. Mr. Whistler's Ten o'Clock 2. The Relation of Dress to Art 3. A Sentimental Journey through Literature 4. Mr. Pater's Imaginary Portraits 5. [The Actor as Critic] 6. Poetical Socialists 7. Mr. Swinburne's Last Volume 8. Mr. Pater's Last VolumeThe Portrait of Mr. W. H. (expanded version 1889) In Defence of Dorian Gray (1890-91) The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891) Intentions (1891) 1. The Decay of Lying 2. Pen, Pencil and Poison 3. The Critic as Artist - Part I The Critic as Artist - Part II 4. The Truth of Masks Notes Further Reading

Born in Ireland, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wilde (1854-1900) was educated in Dublin and Oxford and went on to become the leading and most prominent exponent of aestheticism. He wrote many plays, a novel, short stories, poetry and criticism. Imprisoned for homosexual acts, he died after his release in exile in Paris. Linda Dowling is Professor of English at Princeton.