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Àííîòàöèÿ: Wilde's short fiction includes such masterpieces as 'The Happy Prince', 'The Selfish Giant', 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', as well as the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' and 'Poems in Prose'. This edition shows how they continue to the enthral and challenge the reader.'Wilde did not converse - he told tales.' Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. They have never lacked readers and admirers, George Orwell and W. B. Yeats among them. The stories give free rein to Wilde's originality, literary skill, and sophistication. They include poignant fairy-tales such as 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Selfish Giant', and the extravagant comedy and social observation of 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost'. They also encompass the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.', Wilde's fictional investigation into the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets, and the 'Poems in Prose', based on the Gospel stories. This edition demonstrates the centrality of Wilde's shorter fiction in his literary career, and his continuing development and experimentation with the short story format. Combining myth, romance, and irony, Wilde's stories enthral and challenge the reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more

Àííîòàöèÿ: Perhaps you once asked yourself, 'What exactly is Hamlet trying to tell me? Why must he mince his words, muse in lyricism and, in short, whack about the shrub?' No doubt such troubling questions would have been swiftly resolved were the Prince of Denmark a registered user on Twitter.com. This, in essence, is Twitterature.Here you will find seventy-five of the greatest works of western literature — from Beowulf to Bronte, from Kafka to Kerouac, and from Dostoevsky to Dickens— each distilled through the voice of Twitter to its purest, pithiest essence. Including a full glossary of online acronyms and Twitterary terms to aid the amateur, Twitterature provides everything you need to master the literature of the civilised world, while relieving you of the burdensome task of reading it.From Hamlet: WTF IS POLONIUS DOING BEHIND THE CURTAIN???From Dante's Inferno: I'm havin a midlife crisis. Lost in the woods. Shoulda brought my iPhone.From Oedipus: PARTY IN THEBES!!! Nobody cares I killed that old dude, plus this woman is all over me. Total MILF.From Paradise Lost: OH MY GOD I'M IN HELL.'The classics are so last century' Guardian

Àííîòàöèÿ: This is how Oscar Wilde described the philosophy of "The Importance of Being Earnest", his most sparkling, witty and light-hearted play of aristocratic manners and high society.To avoid family duties, Algernon Moncrieff, a bachelor-about-town, has invented Bunbury, a sick relative who frequently calls him away. His friend Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother called Ernest to disguise his own misdemeanours. When Algernon poses as Ernest, confusion takes a hold and it takes the discovery of anold black handbag before Jack and Algernon can discover the truth behind the deceit. In a brilliant expose of social follies

Àííîòàöèÿ: This is how Oscar Wilde described the philosophy of `The Importance of Being Earnest`, his most sparkling, witty and light-hearted play of aristocratic manners and high society. To avoid family duties, Algernon Moncrieff, a bachelor-about-town, has invented Bunbury, a sick relative who frequently calls him away. His friend Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother called Ernest to disguise his own misdemeanours. When Algernon poses as Ernest, confusion takes a hold and it takes the discovery of an old black handbag before Jack and Algernon can discover the truth behind the deceit. In a brilliant expose of social follies, Oscar Wilde has written the most delightful, timeless comedy of them all.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Äàííàÿ ïîäáîðêà - êðóïíåéøèé èç èçâåñòíûõ ñáîðíèêîâ óàéëüäîâñêèõ àôîðèçìîâ. Îíà áûëà âûïóùåíà â ñâåò 1905 ã. è ÿâëÿåòñÿ èñòîðè÷åñêîé âåõîé â îñìûñëåíèè òâîð÷åñòâà àíãëèéñêîãî ïèñàòåëÿ. Ïðåäñòàâëÿÿ ñîáîé âïîëíå çàêîí÷åííîå ïðîèçâåäåíèå, êíèãà çàñëóæèâàåò íîâåéøåé ïóáëèêàöèè è áëàãîñêëîííîãî âíèìàíèÿ ÷èòàòåëÿ

Àííîòàöèÿ: Short Stores from the 19th Century is a wonderful collection of classic stories specially selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies. These are tales from the golden age of the great storytellers presenting evocative snapshots from that bygone era while at the same time providing engaging entertainment and stimulation for the modern reader. All emotions are catered for in these offerings by Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Mrs Gaskell, O Henry, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Hardy, Wilkie Collins, Guy de Maupassant, Anton Chekhov, Charlotte Perkins Gillman and Charles Lamb. Through their words the rich pageant of yesterday springs to vibrant life. Each story has its own introduction and there is a set of informative notes. This volume is ideal reading for the student as well as those who relish a good tale well told.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ñêàçêè èçâåñòíîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ïèñàòåëÿ XIX â. Îñêàðà Óàéëäà ïðèíàäëåæàò ê ëó÷øèì îáðàçöàì ýòîãî æàíðà â ìèðîâîé ëèòåðàòóðå. Îíè èíòåðåñíû øèðîêîìó êðóãó ÷èòàòåëåé - è äåòÿì, è âçðîñëûì.Äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ, èçó÷àþùèõ àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê, íàñòîÿùåå èçäàíèå ÿâëÿåòñÿ öåííûì ó÷åáíûì ïîñîáèåì, ïîñêîëüêó çäåñü ïîìåùåíû ñêàçêè íà àíãëèéñêîì ÿçûêå è â ïåðåâîäå, ÷òî ïîçâîëÿåò ñîïîñòàâèòü ïîäëèííèê ñ åãî ðóññêèì âîïëîùåíèåì. Êíèãà ñíàáæåíà ðàçâåðíóòûì êîììåíòàðèåì ê òåêñòó.

Àííîòàöèÿ: This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked. The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions, roam the pages of this haunting new selection of ghost stories by Rex Collings.Some of these stories are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - 'Fisher's Ghost' by John Lang is set in Australia and 'A Ghostly Manifestation' by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. In this selection, Sir Walter Scott (a Victorian in spirit if not in fact), keeps company with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Oscar Wilde's genius is to the fore in this witty, audacious comedy of Victorian manners. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's stately country home. One of the guests is Gerard Arbuthnot, an earnest, upright young man whose prospects are limited, so he is overjoyed when the suave Lord lllingworth offers him employment as his secretary. His mother, however, implores him to refuse this brilliant entree into sophisticated society

Àííîòàöèÿ: This is a book to be read by a blazing fire of a winter's evening, with the curtains drawn and the doors locked. The unquiet souls of the dead roam the pages of this haunting new selection by Rex Collings of ghost stories both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions. Some of these stories are classics and others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era for tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - Fisher's Ghost by John Lang is set in Australia and A Ghostly Manifestation by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. Sir Walter Scott keeps company in this selection with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Wilde`s only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in `art for art`s sake`, to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he later recalled the `note of doom` which runs like `a purple thread` through its carefully crafted prose.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Clever dialogue, fast-paced repartee, and pithy epigrams abound in this sparkling Victorian comedy of manners. The first of Oscar Wilde`s dramas, the 1892 play attests to the author`s legendary reputation as a wit and keen observer of ironic situations. In "Lady Windermere`s Fan", Wilde offers a splendidly satirical view of society`s obsessive regard for appearances rather than reality.

Àííîòàöèÿ:  èçäàíèè ðàçíîñòîðîííå ïðåäñòàâëåíà ïåðåâîä÷åñêàÿ äåÿòåëüíîñòü Âàëåðèÿ Áðþñîâà, îäíîãî èç êðóïíåéøèõ ïðàêòèêîâ è òåîðåòèêîâ ïîýòè÷åñêîãî ïåðåâîäà â íàøåé ñòðàíå. Îíî âêëþ÷àåò ïåðåâîäû Áðþñîâà èç äðåâíåðèìñêîé (Âåðãèëèé, Ãîðàöèé, Êàòóëë), èòàëüÿíñêîé (Äàíòå, Ïåòðàðêà), ôðàíêîÿçû÷íîé (Ðàñèí, Ãþãî, Áîäëåð, Âåðëåí, Âåðõàðí), àíãëîÿçû÷íîé (Øåêñïèð, Áàéðîí, Óàéëä, Ïî), íåìåöêîé (Ãåòå, Øèëëåð), ïîëüñêîé (Ìèöêåâè÷) ïîýçèè. Ìíîãèå ïåðåâîäû, õðàíèâøèåñÿ â àðõèâå Áðþñîâà, ïóáëèêóþòñÿ âïåðâûå.

Àííîòàöèÿ: "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a classic comedy of manners in which two flippant young men, in order to impress their respected beloveds, pretend that their names are "Ernest", which both young ladies believe confers magical qualities on the possessor. It was first performed for the public on February 14, 1895 at the St. James— Theatre in London, and is regarded by many critics and scholars as being the wittiest play in the English language

Àííîòàöèÿ: High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was covered with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby shone brightly on his sword-hilt. He was very much admired indeed. "He is as beautiful as a weathercock", said one of the Town Councillors, who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes. "Only not quite so useful", he added because he was afraid that people may think him unpractical, which he really was not. "Why can't you be like the Happy Prince?" asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. "The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything"

Àííîòàöèÿ: Wilde`s only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging...

Àííîòàöèÿ: Èçäàíèå âêëþ÷àåò ëó÷øèå îáðàçöû àíãëèéñêîãî ñîíåòà, íà÷èíàÿ ñ òâîð÷åñòâà ïîýòîâ-åëèçàâåòèíöåâ è êîí÷àÿ íåîðîìàíòèêàìè êîíöà XIX â.Ïåðåâîäû íà ðóññêèé ÿçûê âêëþ÷àþò êàê êëàñèêó XIX-XX ââ., òàê è ðàáîòû ñîâðåìåííûõ ïîýòîâ è ïåðåâîä÷èêîâ. Êíèãà ïðåäíàçíà÷åíà øèðîêîìó êðóãó ëþáèòåëåé ïîýçèè.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The Happy Prince and Other Tales (or Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888, A House of Pomegranates were published in 1891, the same year as his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Àííîòàöèÿ:  àíòîëîãèè ïðåäñòàâëåíû ëó÷øèå îáðàçöû àíãëèéñêîé ïîýçèè, íà÷èíàÿ ñ íàðîäíûõ áàëëàä è  äî êîíöà XIX ñòîëåòèÿ. Òåêñòû ñòèõîòâîðíûõ ïåðåâîäîâ âûïîëíåíû èçâåñòíûìè ðóññêèìè è ñîâåòñêèìè ïîýòàìè-ïåðåâîä÷èêàìè (Æóêîâñêèì, Ãíåäè÷åì,Ëåðìîíòîâûì, Òþò÷åâûì, Áëîêîì, Áàëüìîíòîì, Ïàñòåðíàêîì, Ìàðøàêîì, Ëåâèêîì è äð.). Ïîñëåñëîâèå ê ñáîðíèêó àêàäåìèêà Ì.Ï. Àëåêñååâà ïîçíàêîìèò ÷èòàòåëÿ ñ òåì, êàê ðàçâèâàëîñü èñêóññòâî ðóññêîãî ñòèõîòâîðíîãî ïåðåâîäà, êàê âîñïðèíèìàëàñü â íàøåé ñòðàíå àíãëèéñêàÿ ïîýçèÿ. Êíèãà ñîäåðæèò òàêæå ñïðàâêè îá àâòîðàõ è êîììåíòàðèè ê òåêñòó. Èçäàíèå ïðåäíàçíà÷àåòñÿ äëÿ øèðîêîãî êðóãà ëþáèòåëåé ðóññêîé è çàðóáåæíîé ïîýçèè

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ñòàòüè ñáîðíèêà äàþò ïðåäñòàâëåíèå î ôîðìèðîâàíèè ëèòåðàòóðíî-êðèòè÷åñêîé ìûñëè â Àíãëèè íà ïðîòÿæåíèè ÷åòûðåõ ñòîëåòèé - îò ýïîõè Âîçðîæäåíèÿ äî íàøèõ äíåé. Èçäàíèå ñîïðîâîæäàåòñÿ âñòóïèòåëüíîé ñòàòüåé, ñïðàâêàìè îá àâòîðàõ è êîììåíòàðèÿìè ê òåêñòó.  ñáîðíèê âîøëè êðèòè÷åñêèå î÷åðêè êðóïíåéøèõ àíãëèéñêèõ ïèñàòåëåé è ëèòåðàòóðíûõ êðèòèêîâ: Ñèäíåÿ, Ôèëäèíãà, Äèêêåíñà, Òåêêåðåÿ, Øîó è äð.