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A Picture is a Purely Decorative Thing - Essays and Excerpts on The Arts

A Picture is a Purely Decorative Thing - Essays and Excerpts on The Arts

Oscar Wilde

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Read & Co. Great Essays
Año de edición:
2020
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Artes: aspectos generales
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9781528718141
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This new collection brings together Oscar Wilde’s essays and excerpts on the nature and purpose of art and creative expression.

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, poet, and icon of the Aesthetic movement. Renowned for his sharp wit and flamboyant style, Wilde wrote across genres including drama, fiction, and cultural criticism.

Gathered here are seminal pieces such as 'The Artist', 'The English Renaissance of Art', 'An Exposure of Naturalism', 'Sculpture at the Arts and Crafts', 'The Poetry of Archaeology', 'Mr. Morris on Tapestry', 'Pen, Pencil, and Poison', and many more.

This volume offers a fascinating window into Wilde’s philosophy, revealing the wit and incisive thought that shaped his literary legacy. A must-read for admirers of his work and those interested in Victorian art criticism and theory that shaped the century.

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