London‚ and one of the greatest "celebrities" of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed‚ especially The Importance of Being Earnest. His most famous works are: “Lady Windermere’s Fan”‚ “An Ideal Husband”‚ “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and the collections “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” and “A House of Pomegranates”. The Happy Prince and Other Tales (also sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde. It is most
Premium Oscar Wilde
down from an active social life after giving birth to Dorian in order to spend more time with her daughter Maria. Her husband Jack is a notorious cheater and he is not faithful to Emma. The setting of the story occurs in three places the York Residence‚ an unknown mall and at the old train station where the death of Emma took place. In the first setting of the story which takes place at the York Residence shows the two friends Maria and Dorian doing activities such as chatting about Dory’s Mother
Premium Family Fiction Short story
introduction of sound‚ and the sound of drums which heralded the beginning of a second great war. This paper will touch upon such pre-revolutionary Russian films as Seaside Walk‚ The Gadfly and the Ant‚ Christmas Eve‚ Kliuchischastia‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ and The Queen of Spades. We fill find the fall of Nicolas II will not be an end to the Russian film industry. The industry will continue. We will also look at such films as Chelovek s kino-apparatom‚ The Battleship Potemkin‚ Novyy Vavilon‚ and
Free Soviet Union Russia Film
A Short History of English Literature Chapter I. The Anglo-Saxon Period (the earliest time---1066) 1. Social background: the making of England; the invasion of Roman Empire in 4th AD ; the attacks of Danish Vikings‚ etc 2. Literature: Beowulf ‚ the earliest literature‚ the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon‚ one of the striking features - the use of alliteration *epic------a long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in a series of adventures which form an organic
Premium 2nd millennium Poetry England
The word “Gothic” can spark many things in one’s mind: a towering church with gargoyles perched atop the roof‚ a sepulchral woman clad in black‚ or even a song with dark lyrics. These all relate to the word‚ but a certain type of literature falls under the name “Gothic” as well‚ and it is a subgenre of Romantic. One of the most popular Gothic books both today and 150 years ago is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It tells the story of how a man obsessed with the secrets of life creates a monster and
Premium Gothic fiction Fiction Stephen King
Another of Wilde’s plays‚ and perhaps his most famous‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ is a comedy‚ and so it is easy for the audience to become entranced by the humor of the show without examining the underlying symbolism and satire that makes it so funny. The play is‚ at its core‚ about the mischief that can ensure when names are given too much importance. The name Ernest‚ in particular‚ is coveted by the two main male characters‚ Jack and Algernon‚ but also by the two main female characters‚
Premium Comedy William Shakespeare Love
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ as many know‚ is the prestigious author and creator of the sharp witted‚ fictional character of Sherlock Holmes. However‚ he had written on subjects other than that of his brilliant mystery stories. For example‚ he wrote historical novels such as The White Company‚ Sir Nigel‚ and Micah Clarke. There were many events in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life that had a direct effect on why he became a writer and the subject matter that he wrote on. He was born in Edinburgh in May
Premium
Ancient Greek world is one of the oldest civilization and considered the first one to actually capture the events and deeds occurred in their time which we now refer to as history. Herodotus from Ancient Greek was known as the father of history. Greek history dates back to Paleolithic era followed by several transitions which shaped the Greek civilization as we know it. The Greece is situated at the crossroads between Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe. It can be seen that the location of Greece has played
Premium Greece Ancient Greece Ancient Rome
Historical and Biographical Approaches Historical criticism seeks to interpret the work of literature through understanding the times and culture in which the work was written. The historical critic is more interested in the meaning that the literary work had for its own time than in the meaning the work might have today. For example‚ while some critics might interpret existential themes in Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ a historical critic would be more interested in analyzing the play within the context
Premium Sigmund Freud Oedipus complex Complex
The Selfish Giant THE SELFISH GIANT is a puppet production adapted from a short story by Oscar Wilde. It is about a giant who has been away from his castle and garden for 7 long years and during that time the children have come to enjoy his garden and its trees and flowers. As the story opens two children talk about the possibility of his returning and one child says‚ “I’ve wanted to climb that tree for a long time‚ but I guess I’m just too small.” As they are talking they hear a loud noise
Premium