The happy prince & other stories - Oscar Wilde
KORTE INHOUD
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The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas are given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891. There are ghost stories, moral tales, detective fiction and, above all, fairy stories here to delight and entertain. From the comically unsuccessful and unhappy spook in 'The Canterville Ghost' to the incompetent would-be murderer in 'Lord Arthur Saville's Crime' we are treated to the extravagance and dexterity of Wilde's wit. However it is particularly in the fairy stories that we see the brilliance of Wilde's vision of society and human action, with each tale having both beauty and simplicity while at the same time exploring complex moral issu...
The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas are given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891. There are ghost stories, moral tales, detective fiction and, above all, fairy stories here to delight and entertain. From the comically unsuccessful and unhappy spook in 'The Canterville Ghost' to the incompetent would-be murderer in 'Lord Arthur Saville's Crime' we are treated to the extravagance and dexterity of Wilde's wit. However it is particularly in the fairy stories that we see the brilliance of Wilde's vision of society and human action, with each tale having both beauty and simplicity while at the same time exploring complex moral issu...
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2017 Uitgever: Rodopi, Editions Reeks: Macmillan Collector’s Library 304 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte: 166x114x17 ISBN-10: 150982782X ISBN-13: 9781509827824Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2017, 304pp, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy [Auteur: Wilde, Oscar] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Pan Macmillan] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: The Happy Prince & Other Stories]
