Oscar Wilde (129 kníh)
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost ENWhen an American family buy Canterville Chase, they also buy a ghost. In this lively and comic portrayal of the meeting of two cultures - modern American and traditional British – Wilde uses his satire and humour to describe the attempts of the ghost, Sir Simon, to frighten away the new owners.
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost ENZrcadlový text pro mírně pokročilé. Když se jedna americká rodina nastěhuje do starého domu v Anglii, nečeká, že jej bude obývat společně s někým neznámým. Stejně tak – onen neznámý – velmi starý duch, který bydlel v Cantervillském zámku stovky let, také neočekává, že bude muset sdílet svůj domov s nimi! Naneštěstí pro toho starého, velmi mrzutého cantervillského ducha se mu jeho záměr vyhnat nechtěné hosty z domu…
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost + CDOscar Wilde’s wonderfully satirical yet comical account of an American family living in England, has lent itself beautifully to adaptation in this book. Young children easily relate to the Otis twins, as they endeavour to frighten the Canterville Ghost..
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost and Other StoriesClassic / British EnglishThe famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married...
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost and Other StoriesClassic / British EnglishThe famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married...
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Oscar Wilde The Collected Works of Oscar WildeWordsworth Editions: Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which shocked and outraged many readers of his day, and his stories for adults…
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Oscar Wilde The Complete Illustrated Works of Oscar Wilde ENThis exclusive edition contains Oscar Wilde's complete stories, plays and poems, together with their original illustrations. Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was greeted on publication by a protest at its 'immoral' subject matter, but remains one of literature's most ominous and fascinating stories. Also included in this volume are the elegant, sparklingly witty dramas for which Wilde is best known,…
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Oscar Wilde The Complete Works ENPlaywright, novelist, essayist, poet and epigrammatist, Oscar Wilde was Ireland's greatest and most inspired wit. Renowned equally for his espousal of aestheticism and art for art's sake, he became notorious for his affairs with Lord Alfred Douglas and others. Today he is remembered for the brilliance of his writing, and this complete edition of his works contains all his plays, his only novel, The Portrait of…
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Oscar Wilde The Critic as ArtistIn The Critic as Artist—arguably the most complete exploration of his aesthetic thinking, and certainly the most entertaining—Oscar Wilde harnesses his famous wit to demolish the supposed boundary between art and criticism...
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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince ENHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.' In The Happy Prince a statue – jewelled and opulent – keeps careful watch…
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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Stories ENEach volume in the Collector's Library series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The afterword for this edition is by David Stuart Davies. The challenge and pleasure of these stories is the simultaneous appeal to both child and adult with their themes of love, truth and sacrifice, which are as relevant today as when they were written. In this collection…
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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Stories ENThese special fairy tales, which Oscar Wilde made up for his own sons, include The Happy Prince, who was not as happy as he seemed; The Selfish Giant, who learned to love little children; The Star Child, who suffered bitter trials when he rejected his parents... Often whimsical and sometimes sad fairy tales, they all shine with poetry and magic.
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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other StoriesThe richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas is given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891...
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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Tales/Šťastný princ a jiné pohádky ENPohádky Oscara Wilda nejsou odvozeny z lidových pramenů, ale jsou tvorbou výlučně literární. Ne vždy v nich proto vítězí dobro nad zlem, zlo je však souzeno autorovým výsměchem a ironií. Sbírka kromě Šťastného prince obsahuje povídky Slavík a růže, Sobecký obr, Oddaný přítel, Podivuhodná raketa, Mladý král a Dítě hvězdy.
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Oscar Wilde The Happy Princeand Other Tales / Šťastný princ a další povídky CZSoubor netradičních pohádek, ve kterých se skrývají satira, kritika a podobenství, napsal irský dramatik, básník a prozaik Oscar Wilde (16.10.1854 – 30.11.1900) jako jedno ze svých prvních děl v roce 1888. Příběhy se dočkaly mnoha adaptací, vznikla podle nich dokonce i hudební díla. Naše dvojjazyčná verze obsahuje originální text v angličtině a zrcadlový český překlad. Zároveň jsou v anglickém textu okomentovány…
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest ENOscar Wilde's most famous and wittiest play tells the story of two wealthy bachelors, Jack and Algernon. Jack, who has no family, wishes to marry Gwendolen. Algy wishes to marry Jack's ward Cecily. He pretends to be Jack's brother Ernest. Luckily, before too long, the truth about Jack's parentage is discovered.
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest ENOscar Wilde's brilliant play makes fun of the English upper classes with light-hearted satire and dazzling humour. It is 1890's England and two young gentlemen are being somewhat limited with the truth. To inject some excitement into their lives, Mr Worthing invents a brother, Earnest, as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind him to pursue the object of his desire, the ravishing Gwendolyn. While across…
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Oscar Wilde, Janet Borsbey, Ruth Swan The importance of being Earnest EN“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde One of Oscar Wilde’s funniest plays, The Importance of Being Earnest was described by the dramatist as being ‘a trivial comedy for serious people’. The satire is biting, as Wilde uses wit and humour to expose some of the trivialities and inconsistenciesof Victorian society. Stage 6 Proficiency -Unabridged Texts - C2 - CPE ***** The Importance of Being…
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest ENGwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh. This is a wonderful play by one of the greatest writers of his time.
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being EarnestHere is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since its first performance in London's St. James' Theatre on February 14, 1895. The Importance of Being Earnest is celebrated not only for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot, but for its inspired dialogue, rich with scintillating epigrams still savored by all who enjoy…
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh...
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest + CD ENThis famous play by Oscar Wilde is one of the finest comedies in the English language. Algernon knows that his friend Jack does not always tell the truth. For example, in town his name is Ernest, while in the country he calls himself Jack. And who is the girl who gives him presents 'from little Cecily, with all her love'? But when the beautiful Gwendolen Fairfax says that she can only love a man whose name is Ernest…
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays ENThe Importance of Being Earnest is a glorious comedy of mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Manners and morality are also victims of Wilde’s sharp wit in Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband, in which snobbery and hypocrisy are laid bare. In Salomé and A Florentine Tragedy, Wilde makes powerful use of historical settings to explore the complex…
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