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In five pages this paper discusses the lack of incongruity between crime and culture as this theme pertains to Wilde's An Ideal Hu...
In five pages this paper examines Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Seville's Crime, Pen, Pencil, and Poison, Decay of Lying, and The Pict...
providing a checklist, as it were, of characteristics and traits which are noted in the degenerate nature. This, of course, did ...
should he do? In an attempt to capture his youth, he sells his soul and instead of aging, the portrait ages in place of Dorians ow...
In 10 pages this paper examines the impact of homosexuality on Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Importance of Being E...
he sees Dorian daily; "I couldnt be happy if I didnt see him every day. He is absolutely necessary to me" ("Picture", 113). Howeve...
for the women we marry - that is quite true" (Lady PG). Attention to outer detail and an unquenchable desire to portray his inner...
This paper examines this work, also referred to as Drum Street, by Oscar Brown Jr. There are no other sources listed....
the world. This may be a critical look, on the part of Wilde, at the realities of the traditional family which presumes it is the ...
In five pages this essay discusses how Victorian morality is portrayed in Oscar Wilde's witty and sophisticated play. There are n...
and how they interpret life and art. In focusing on this subject we incorporate two essays which discuss aspects of art and life f...
the previously espoused position of the Church. Most poets adhered to the idea that if man were but to return to his natural world...
importance. With that in mind the following paper examines the two characters separately and then together in a discussion, in rel...
of love" (Shakespeare I i). He sets the premise for keeping secrets when he informs the audience or reader that he hates Othello b...
is probably much closer to Wildes intent that these expressions of love and beauty be considered in a much more abstract way: Gray...
beautiful Dorian. Now without any knowledge of the time period and gender roles, a modern reader would not immediately read into t...
This essay looks at representative works of William Blake, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde in relation to the eras in which they w...
the beginning. And, we can also gather information regarding his relationship with Christ and/or religion. With such parents, and ...
writers overall mystique, utilizing such literary techniques as dialogue, imagery, figurative language and interpretation. ...
This paper consists of five pages and analyzes this work by Oscar Wilde in terms of its word choices, tone, style,, form, objectiv...
In eight pages this paper discusses how love is expressed within such literary works as Songs of Innocence and Experience by Willi...
but commercial burglaries are up (Star Tribune 02B). For many reasons, burglars find commercial establishments a better target th...
the landed wealthy(Frank 1981). The heroine is often too perfect and too sweet, whereas the heroes are usually young and dashing, ...
older brother Willie and younger sister Isola (Kenyon 12). When his beloved sister died at the age of ten, it was a catastrophic ...
This, of course, did not set well with the Marquess of Queensberry, since Sir Alfred Douglas, his son, was involved closely, and i...
dandy was a man who may well have lived off of others, being a freeloader, an individual intrigued by the arts and by living out f...
someone is accepted in society. This is but one example, but it speaks of the deeply imbedded social expectations concerning manne...
1895 play, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde created a work that many critics feel is the epitome of the Victorian come...
In five pages this paper examines how power is portrayed by Wilde in his poem 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' and in the plays A Woma...
Funny women with a prominent role in the narrative are shared by many plays. This paper examines The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov, he...