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The plays of Oscar Wilde

  • 1905 first published
  • 446 pages
  • 49 editions

Oscar Wilde's The plays of Oscar Wilde (1905) is a gothic fiction poetry collection. It is set in 1950-. Characters include Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). It deals with books, Correspondence, Criticism and english language.

72 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 49 editions across 7 languages.

It runs to roughly 446 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The plays of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy, Lady Windermere's Fan. The combination of dazzling wit, subtle social criticism, sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner, both here and in his next three plays, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and his undisputed masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest. This volume includes all Wilde's plays from his early tragedy Vera to the controversial Salome and the little known fragments, La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy. The edition affords a rare chance to see Wilde's best known work in the context of his entire dramatic output, and to appreciate plays which have hitherto received scant critical attention.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Era

Characters

  • Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Subjects

  • Books
  • Correspondence
  • Criticism
  • English language
  • History and criticism
  • Irish authors
  • Quotations
  • Readers
  • Reviews
  • Textbooks for foreign speakers
  • Theory
  • Critique et interprétation
  • Literaturkritik
  • English drama
  • English poetry
  • Industrial relations

Quick answers

Who wrote The plays of Oscar Wilde?

The plays of Oscar Wilde was written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1905.

What genre is The plays of Oscar Wilde?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction.

How long is The plays of Oscar Wilde?

The median edition has 446 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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