"Essays and Lectures" by Oscar Wilde is a compilation of essays and lectures, showcasing Wilde's clever perspectives on art, society, and the role of criticism, likely from the late 1800s. The collection emphasizes how historical criticism emerged alongside democracy and scientific thinking as a response to traditional power structures. Wilde presents historical criticism as crucial for interpreting literature and culture, championing it as a way to question established ideas. He highlights the Greeks as early adopters of this critical thinking, establishing the groundwork for Wilde's deeper investigation into intellectual history and its influence on human advancement and artistic creation.
Essays and Lectures
By Oscar Wilde
Explore the birth of free thought and artistic expression as one witty mind dissects history, culture, and the very nature of criticism itself.
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1997-01-01
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About the AuthorOscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
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